toddlers and swearing help

[Myztiks#1Fan]

yesterday i picked up coop and we went into IGA to get some food etc. we saw S's oldest son who works there and coop told him to p!ss off. i said excuse me cooper, what did you say and he said p!ss off and had the biggest smile on his face. he seemed really quite proud of himself saying it. i was absolutely shell shocked and i know he is picking up these words from S's house as her children are alot older than coop(they are 9,12 and 15yrs old). he has also picked up F**k off but it sounds like he just says F off. then on the bus home, sounded like he said B***h but i think he was saying fix as he had a little screw driver and a little bike that you could change wheels on.

how can i deal with this? i also know for a fact many of the kids in his daycare room are picking up swearing and saying it so they are all learning off one another.

i will try to ignore it however it really hurts me when he says it as i know he wouldnt of learnt such a word if he was home with me as i just dont swear all that often(very rarely will i let a word out unless something big is up).

i told him it was a bad word to say and even mummy dont say it. also told him it wasnt a nice word. i dont want to big too much emphasis on it as i think, well hope if it doesnt get bought up, he wont say it but i know he will. any advice would be great

[mim1]

Ignore it. The less fuss you make about it the less he'll use it, in theory.

And speak to your sister and ask her to stop her children swearing in fact of your ds.

If it's an issue at daycare speak to the staff at the centre who should act to stop it if they hear it - but it is a challenge if the children come from homes where it's said all the time.

[Myztiks#1Fan]

Ignore it. The less fuss you make about it the less he'll use it, in theory.

And speak to your sister and ask her to stop her children swearing in fact of your ds.

If it's an issue at daycare speak to the staff at the centre who should act to stop it if they hear it - but it is a challenge if the children come from homes where it's said all the time.

i tried not to make a fuss about it yesterday as i know that is one of the best ways to go about it. my sister also isnt actually allowed to see coop and i have kept it that way for quite some time. i will speak to S when she picks coop up this afternoon and voice my concerns as its something i really dont want in his vocabulary

[SimplyMum]

Ds is obsessed with 'bad words/not nice words' so when we identify a 'bad word', he never uses it again.

I would be talking to S and the daycare and ask that they take appropriate action to stamp this out now.

[JLeesmum]

dont they just love testing boundaries..
maybe tell him its a "grown up word" and he can use it when he is older..

good luck!

maybe if he swears, tell him you will take a toy away? i dont know if he is old enough to understand that yet.. or a naughty mat? 1 minute per age (2yr old, 2 mins. 5 yr old 5 mins..)

[Benji]

I'm going through this at the moment too.

DS tells me he picked up the F word from his dad, but I'm not sure if it comes from daycare???

I just say "we don't say that word" and try not to make a big fuss. Don't laugh at it whatever you do or he won't stop lol.

I got in trouble with DS the other day for saying 'hell' so I'm not much better really. Make sure you watch what you say around him too or he'll learn that it's okay.

[Myztiks#1Fan]

Ds is obsessed with 'bad words/not nice words' so when we identify a 'bad word', he never uses it again.

I would be talking to S and the daycare and ask that they take appropriate action to stamp this out now.

we were out at the shops this morning and he kept telling me to p!ss off. its really upsetting me. i am gonna have a talk to S today when she picks coop up as i really dont like the way he is talking to me esp when he doesnt get his own way. when he says it, i have been saying did you mean go away but he continues with the p!ss off. its doing my head in as he has only just picked this up

[Myztiks#1Fan]

I got in trouble with DS the other day for saying 'hell' so I'm not much better really. Make sure you watch what you say around him too or he'll learn that it's okay.

thats the thing angie, i have been watching what i say as he is at that age where he will repeat anything as he is a parrot. i dont swear in front of him as its not something i want him to say.

[Benji]

thats the thing angie, i have been watching what i say as he is at that age where he will repeat anything as he is a parrot. i dont swear in front of him as its not something i want him to say.

Oh good, so he's obviously getting it from the older children at daycare or something. I reckon a lot of children would pick it up from older siblings :yes: little buggers :laughing:

I have to watch myself, I have a foul mouth lately thanks to work!