Children who Swear

But that's exactly what I said! That without an understanding of societies reaction to those words, the children should not be using them? Am confused how you dont get that, it was clearly explained in both of my posts???

Please read the bottom two paragraphs of my last comment, and you will see that I have clearly said children should not use those words without understanding that it makes society treat you differently and is therefore unfair to the child??

The comment before that was in response to a previous poster stating that it is not irrational to dislike some swear words, when clearly it is, and to think otherwise would suggest, to me, that actually you do need an English lesson.

 

+rep... Well Said...:2thumbsup:



Cheers Glen.

 

To a child saying 'fuck off' might be as simple as saying 'go away' I would be far more worried if a child said 'go away and die' its not about what words you use, it's about the meaning behind them... Pretty harmless ones here from what I can see...

 

I will say first off that I have no problem with swearing and quite often do so myself. However even as an adult there are particular places or when I am around certain people, that I would not swear. I would not go to work and swear while the patrons could hear me, however having a PRIVATE conversation with work mate would be different. Shouting F**k at the top of you lungs in a public area is not really approate IMO.
I work in a public pool, and I am consistently trying to explain to both kids and teenagers that some people might take offence to that type of language, and swearing at home is VERY different to swearing when 100s of other people are around.

Anyway, it is all about moderation, like everything in life. It is your job as a parent to teach them when it is suitable and not.

 

Exactely...