At what age are you supposed to stop swearing in front of your infant?

Answer 1

Good question! I wonder the same thing myself and will probably go by what the majority of answerers say here!
I have a seven month old and have cut out everything since she started picking up talking a month ago. The only things that slip are "damn" and the occasional "sh*t"! I am trying, trying, trying to polish my language because she's a smart little girl and picks up on a lot! And I don't feel that babies should have to be exposed to that kind of language anyway, but you just have to work on it.
I guess I should have worked on it more when I was pregnant!!!

Answer 2

Birth

Answer 3

Never a good idea to swear in front of a child at any age. You should definitely quit when the baby first says mama. After that, those little ears will pick up EVERY word.

Answer 4

NO age limit. You should stop swearing while even your wife is still in her pregnancy. Reason being, you will need time to stop your swearing because in time it becomes a habit and there have been some studies done to show the unborn child can start communicating while they still in the womb.

Answer 5

Definitely before 8 or 9 months, a lot of children start saying words around then.
But to be safe, Id say by 6, because some begin repeating frequently heard words that early.

Answer 6

I'd start right away. For a couple of reasons. First: You need to get in the habit of NOT swearing. It's harder than you might think, especially if you swear a lot. Start substituting words like "Darn" Second: Babies are WAY more intuitive than you might think. They're way more intuitive than we are as adults. They not only pick up on the words, but the negative feelings associated with them.

Answer 7

We all know we shouldn't do it pretty much right away since babies are in such a high speed learning mode from the moment they enter the world.

But I'd be willing to bet that those who are being overly critical about it are either a) not parents, b) feeling guilty b/c they do it themselves, or c) hyper-religious. (And possibly a combination of b & c.)

Plenty of sophisticated and intelligent people swear, they just do it better.

Answer 8

Before conception. Swearing sometimes indicates anger, bitterness and unresolved issues from our past. The sooner a person gets over that, the better. Emotions are energy in motion. It is always best to do everything in our power so that we do not pass negative emotions on to our children, those we carry in our arms as well as in our insides.

Children deserve love, peace and happiness.

Answer 9

Birth? By 9 months for sure.

I've been mainly successful with that.

Its funny, I used to argue with my parents about swearing. I told them that words were just words, and no individual words should be 'magic' that meanings are what is important.

I still believe that.

I also have met people who are incapable of not swearing - in job interviews, etc. This holds them back in life.

I think many of us (most?) grew up with a 'switch' where we could 'not swear'. This switch was on for teachers, parents etc.

I want my children to have that switch. So I need to force them to not swear around me. I honestly _don't_ care if they swear their heads off with their friends, they need to be equipped for life with the ability to cut swearing out without trying to hard, and its up to us as parents to give them that ability.

Answer 10

seriously, start right away to set in the habbit. The best way is to eliminate the possibility of getting frustrated with your child. The best book I've ever read is "love and logic magic for early childhood" by Jim Fay and Charles Fay, Ph.D.