How do you think they are effected by it?
2007-05-24 06:48:07 · 22 answers · asked by AB 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yes I cuss in front of my daughter but my daughter is only one. But I do have a friend whose daughter is 4 and we can say whatever in front of her and she never repeats it. I think mainly because no one has ever cussed AT her or said cuss words in a negative way around her, that she has no need to repeat them. One day she did tell her mom that she knows she says bad words. Her mom explained that those were words that adults used and that she was proud of her for recognizing that they were bad words and not repeating them. I have known them for a year and never once have I heard her child say anything that resembles a cuss word.
2007-05-24 07:08:14 · answer #1 · answered by No where to hide 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think using profanity in front of children is not acceptable. There are times when we can't help what comes out of our mouths but it should not happen all the time. Children love to repeat things especially things that come out of his or her parent's mouth. Using this type of language on a regular basis will inadvertently teach children not to try to use other forms of expression that might be more beneficial. This is at least what I think.
2007-05-24 07:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by REGINA J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't ever use profanity infront of my child I think is so wrong to do that. I hated when my father used them in front of me. I don't really think they are effected by it because I wasn't. I just think they should hear them at such a young age.
2007-05-24 06:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. First of all, every parent I have ever known who has use profanity in front of their children wound up with children using profanity in front of everyone else. Personally, I don't want my children sounding like trailer park trash. I want them to be intelligent, mature, and respectful people. So I make every effort to set that example in my language, in my behavior, etc. Not to say that people don't fail now and then, but I think the overall goal should be to be the one who sets the proper example.
2007-05-24 06:52:02 · answer #4 · answered by whatrukidding 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
NO. And they are negatively affected because they are learning to speak in a disrespectful way at an early age and that is a hard habit to break. How would you like to get punished for doing or saying something that you were taught was okay? That's what examples do ... they teach.
2007-05-24 07:39:56 · answer #5 · answered by naniannie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband use to a lot. He didn't swear at him but did it in front of him. My son would repeat what he heard. He was sitting on the couch and couldn't open his snacks so he said sh.t Once he started to realize they were bad words he would say them then laugh. I wouldn't punish him because he's only doing what he saw daddy do. I would sit him down and tell him its a bad word and not to say them. When my husband said a bad word I would make him stand in the corner so my son could see him get punished. I dont think it affects them to hear the words, but i think it does if you swear at them.
2007-05-24 07:27:07 · answer #6 · answered by CHAE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! As a parent you are suppossed to set a good example. Using profanity is not a good example even if your kid is one! I think it is bad parenting to swear in front of you child. I don't want my child to swear therefore, i don't swear in front of him (or at all really).
2007-05-24 07:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by lovebeingamommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never said anything bad in front of my kids when they were little. now they're grown and I still don't curse in front of them often. if they get the idea that cursing is OK, they do it when they shouldn't and get into trouble, like at school. they could lose friends because the parents don't want their kids around yours. with all the words in the English language, cursing isn't necessary.
2007-05-24 06:53:05 · answer #8 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I swear sometimes, but I think it hurts your kids if you are swearing to hurt them or someone else. Like if you say "sh1t" cause you cut your finger or can't find your keys and your late...big deal. We are human and can't be perfect all the time. But if you are calling someone a sh1t, or swearing at other poeple or your kids or things like that...then I think it can be scary for kids. I also talk to my kids and let them know mommy is not perfect and sometimes I say bad words but I try not too. Sometimes they just slip. I try not to swear in anger towards them or anyone else just because I think it is rude, and unkind in general. My kids don't swear (at least not that I know of ha ha) and they are pretty happy. I wouldn't worry to much. Good Luck
2007-05-24 06:57:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My father used to swear in front of us as children, and it scared me to death!! Therefore, I made a vow to never swear in front of my son, and stuck to it. He's now in his teens and I have never heard a curse word out of his mouth.
Perhaps he does some mild swearing with friends - I'll never
know for sure - but at least he has the respect to not do it in front of his parents.
2007-05-24 07:32:41 · answer #10 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋