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I have a a 3 year old DD and there is one word she says that I truly hate. "Stupid" I am trying to get her to say that is silly instead. Most of the time she does good to not say that word.
What word other than the curse words you don't like?
Actually, I don't really care if my kids curse. They have to use it appropriately, and be aware of who is around. I don't like it, but it's not something I really have a problem with.
The one word I can't stand for my kids to say is "Hate". Not so much that they "hate doing that", but if they say "I hate so-and-so". To me, saying you hate someone is the same as wishing they had never existed. It's the one thing in our house that is guaranteed to get the silent treatment - saying they hate me! Only had one kid do it, the others were so freaked out by the punishment, they've never contemplated saying it.
Other than that, I find that most words have an appropriate time and place, even those that others find objectionable.
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My kids (ages 3, 5, 7) have found the words 'idiot' and 'moron' from somewhere and I can't stand to hear them say those words.... its hard to get them to stop though... it seems the more attention you draw to telling them NOT to say it, the more they say it.
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I get a little touchy when my son will say, "I can't do it" and the my response is always the same, "Did you TRY?". I try to discourage curse words; I tell them that it makes them sound common and not very smart. There are so many other words to use, why resort to profanity?
"Shut Up" is a BIG issue for me. While I don't mind saying "be quiet" or "hush"
the "shut up" just puts me over the edge. My DD(3) likes to say "booty head" or
"poopie head" which she picked up from pre-school. We have talked ALL the time
about those words and how it's not nice to use them but she will still do it. When
she does it's with a smile and when I ask her what she said she says, "nothing". I know it's just for the shock value but it still drives me nuts.
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Stupid is discouraged in our family too. We also have told the kids that they aren't allowed to call anyone names of any kind. You can dislike their actions and talk about that, but do not call someone a name because of something they do.
My nephew was telling a story the other day and said some said a bad word, the "S" word.... he meant "stupid". Kinda cute.
We encourage DS to use the proper vocabulary for where he is and who he is with. He will OCCASIONALLY use what would be considered a curse word. Mostly as part of a phrase....one I have a tendency to use myself..."Going to h*** in a handbasket." So it's more as a location that an actual curse. For the most part DS is good and doesn't curse and he doesn't call people stupid or use degrading descriptions towards others. We have tried REALLY hard to help him understand that other people have feelings and when it has come up, we have put him the position of being the one laughed at or talked down at and tried to help him see how that person feels.
What I have found more bothersome/irritating is when he and his buddies find a sound (something like "pffft") or make a word and use it CONSTANTLY!!!!! It get to the point that I just tell him that if I hear it again he will find himself grounded or I will give him the silent treatment as was mentioned earlier.
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My favorite book when I was little was "Noisy Nora" and one of the lines is "Nora, said her sister, why are you so DUMB?" and thus my favorite word to call people and things was "dumb" and my mom hated it.
Hate is one. My 10 year old thought it was hilarious when I said "I'm not too fond of that, it really doesn't tickle my fancy". "I don't like that very much at all"
Shut up has NEVER been allowed.
Instead of fat they say a boy is a bit "husky". My niece is 11 and is definitely overweight but I find myself calling her "a tad bit overweight". I don't know what else to say.
School is teaching them a lot about "politically correct" words and I'm really surprised and proud that they use them. I seriously say "oh poo" and the girls say "darn" or "oh shoot" which I like SO much more than "dang".
My DD is only 12 and she tells her friends that "bad words are for bad people".
I love my little nerdy bookworm
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I know it's just for the shock value but it still drives me nuts.
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