My friends 2yr old loves to say " Ugly B!*@%" and "Oh S***"?

Question

He also says F*@! You. She tried disciplining him on the matter but he continues to do it. Any Ideas on what to do now?????

Answer 1

Children are just parrots at this point if she wants him to stop swearing then everyone around him needs to stop swearing, no movies with those words, no tv and parents shouldn't say it. If the kid says it then he is just saying what his mom and dad say all the time

Answer 2

I have a 4 year old and one time she said the F word and I popped her in the mouth. Now what I should have done is explain to her that word should not be used and that it is bad then if she says it again pop her. Even though your friends child is only two he or she should be able to understand good and bad. Also have the parent check the words that he or she is saying and monitor more closely to what the child is hearing.

Answer 3

For starters try not to use bad language around him as adults we have to lead by example. when he says these words don't respond to him if you laugh or get cranky because he has said these words he's getting attention and as a mum with a 2 year girl who does the same I have learnt to ignore her. Sometimes I have had to tell my daughter "Mum's been a very naughty girl for saying these bad words and it's not nice to hear them or say them. She was happy with that answer and I've learnt to say Sugar in reponse to things not going well. if it's a case of Dad or another male thinking it's great to hear this from a 2 yr old boy. Ask them is this the way they want to teach this 2yr old respect for women and other people? i just find if your child is saying or doing something you don't want them to do, let them know it's not ok and if they continue with it put them in their bedroom or walk away so they realise their not getting attention for this behaviour. hope this helps.

Answer 4

The more reaction and attention he gets will just feed the problem and make it worse. She should ignore it as much as possible and it may just stop. If not, time out in a corner or chair without distraction for at least 10 minutes every time he says something derogatory. Tell her to try taking away things of his. Like toys or playtime privileges. Sounds harsh? So does his potty mouth.

Answer 5

Obviously he picked it up from someone. My daughter started saying "Oh, man" quite often, and then I realized that I say it all the time, so she must have picked up on it. First of all, try to stop whoever is saying those things from saying them around him. Tell him he's not allowed to say those things, they aren't nice words, and ignore it if he continues. If he knows he's not supposed to say it, and continues, he's just looking for a reaction. Don't give it to him. Or you could also try to teach him some new "kid friendly" phrases, maybe that would draw the attention away from the naughty ones. Make it fun and silly, then maybe he will say those instead!

Answer 6

First of all somebody has been saying foul words too much and what kind of punisments have your friend been giving her son? Someone needs to stop cursing so much around that baby and start tyring to read to him the english language before he goes to preschool in one year.To be honest the discipline is gonna have to be a little stronger so he knows you mean what you say.And put him in time out also

Answer 7

Consider where the source of these words came from. Probably the Mom talks like that or the Dad. Tell them you are concerned and that this could be cause for Child Welfare to come into the picture if they can't get a handle on it.

Answer 8

I've had my mouth washed out with soap for saying a cuss word when i was little. I also had un-used toilet paper put in my mouth for 5 minutes for calling my mom a ***** when i was 12 yrs old. That sucked even worse than the soap.

I would try to ignore it and if that doesn't work it is time to start jumping on their little butt every time a word comes out that is foul. Try time out, in a corner, no toys, no TV, no one to talk to, for about 3-4 minutes. Every time do this when they cuss. Soon they will realize that sitting in time out every time they cuss isn't fun and they should stop!

The child isn't taking mom seriously...better stop it now before it is too late.

Answer 9

My now 3year old use to do the same thing and the way I got him to stop was everytime he say a dirty word I would pop him in the mouth, don't get me wrong I didn't smack I just gave him a little pop on the mouth and he finally quick because he knewe if he say one he get popped in the mouth and now he's the one if someone slips and says a dirty word around him he will tell you "don't say that dirty word" maybe it will work for you GOOD LUCK

Answer 10

This might not be the most PC response you get, but my 3 yr old picked up "D@mn it!"

He gets a spoon of ground red pepper when he says it. It burns and is very uncomfortable but doesn't do any damage to him and makes him think about it. This was my last resort, nothing else was working & he said it all the time.