2006-07-18 05:22:34 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Say that the words are not supposed to be used unless you want to... destroy all her toys.
2006-07-18 05:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by UnR3aL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's face it We all make mistakes in parenting and letting a bad word slip is all too common, Anyone who has a child will know without a doubt it only takes one time to say a foul word for that little angel of yours to turn it into some sort of sailor mantra. When our seven year old was younger we had the same problem. We found out though if you make them part of the solution the problem disappears. We had a "family meeting" and it was said NO ONE says bad words in the house and made it a game. If you were caught saying a bad word you had to pay the jar ...( or whatever was set up as a universal punishment) Our son LOVED ratting us out still to this day. But I will tell you not only do I have a child who refrains from even words that are not "DIRTY" just not very nice (ie. stupid, hate, fat,) But we have cleaned up our act and gotten very creative at making angry words that are funny.....
2006-07-18 06:18:36 · answer #2 · answered by Erin O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three ideas:
1. The naughty mat. If she persists in unacceptable behavior, she gets placed in "time out" on the naughty mat, away from you and from the toys and what-not she enjoys. She is to stay on the naughty mat one minute for every year that she is old i.e. two minutes. Each time she acts out in an unacceptable manner, she gets another time out on the naughty mat.
2. Wash her mouth out with soap. It's an old remedy, but effective.
3. Corporal punishment. Just because you're a parent doesn't mean your children have a blank check to act like savages in public and at home. A firm, but not severe swat to the bottom has been known to rehabilitate many a would-be delinquent.
If you child persists in this and other antisocial behaviors, then seek advice from a professional counselor. They will give you better advice than you can get online.
2006-07-18 05:48:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all a child that young only repeats what she hears from other, and second you need to spank her and have her sit in the corner and ecplain to her why she should not say those things and each time she does it do the same thing and she will get tired of it and stop....also you need to not cuss around her at all and she will soon forget about the whole thing. She is so young her attention span to bad words will go away on its own.
2006-07-18 05:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my son was two he started using some bad words. First I told my husband to stop using them completly, and then I just pretend he did not said anything wrong. When he did not get the reaction he was looking for, he just stop using them. Two years later, he has never used a bad word again.
2006-07-18 05:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teach her that those words are not appropriate and say that adults shouldn't say them either. Find less offensive words when you feel the need to swear. I use words like crud, fooey, or snaps when I feel like swearing. It really isn't the word that helps relieve the stress, it's the impulse to say the word. Try it and see if it helps.
This might also be a bid for attention. If you do not give a large reaction to the swear words from her, it won't be so much fun.
2006-07-18 05:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by ajgeiger38 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont let your child around people that talk that way. Also, dont laugh when she talks like that, I've actually seen some moron parents do that in a grocery store. Also, you should probably frown, and say to her "We don't say those words" or express disapproval in some way. Most kids want your approval and will listen. If she doesnt, then a slight, not a hurting, slap on the mouth along with a disapproving statement should probably work ok.
2006-07-18 05:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by Nancy R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother used choice words when my daughter was two and had her running around the house swearing and fussing. The minute i heard her do it, I pulled her to the side and told her that ws not good behavior and i didnt want to hear it from her anymore. I did not spank her, as she learned it from an adult in the first place. i had to remind her a few times, but after a while of getting no huge response from anyone she just quit. I also encouraged everyone to watch their mouths around her due tothe fact at taht age they are just tape recorders! Good luck!
2006-07-18 05:27:59 · answer #8 · answered by glorymomof3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't get worked up when she says them otherwise, she will continue to use the words just to get your attention. My brother used to say horrible words as a 2 year old and would think it was funny when he was yelled at to stop. He did it just to get others mad. Just ignore the bad word when she says something and repeat her phrase with a more appropriate expression.
2006-07-18 05:27:44 · answer #9 · answered by smm_8514 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would do the soap in the mouth too, just a little bit so she can see how nasty it tastes, and then you tell her that the word she used was nasty, and soon she will put two and two together, my niece is 4 and she wouldn't dare say anything she isn't supposed to unless she heard it from else where not knowing it was bad. If it is coming from your house hold everyone needs to know when and where they can talk like that. Ask her where she heard that from and tell her that it is ugly to talk like that....USE THE SOAP...if she doesn't STOP
2006-07-18 05:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by haymiklop 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the person using the bad words needs to stop, or at least stop in front of the child. She didn't learn these words on her own and you will have to get on to her when she says one so that she knows that it is wrong.
2006-07-18 05:25:07 · answer #11 · answered by miracle man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋