Whats a good age to start cursing?

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Ideally, my children will never cuss. Realistically, at 15 if I hear "****" on occasion I will give a disapproving look and move on. The f bomb is not okay until they are out of my house and then only if they watch who they say it in front of. I don't think cussing is ever a good thing but I do it, so I can't be mad at my kids when they eventually do it.

2-3, as it's adorable. And as Cool Aunt Amber, I get to be the teacher :drinker:

I disagree, I do not think it's adorable at all. When I hear a small child cuss, I think that child must have some lousy parents.

I work around pre-teens (ages 11-14) and I believe they should know when it's appropriate. Most wind up being penalized for cussing in front of adults. Teens have a lack of proper censoring, and that's definitely something that needs to be taken into consideration when allowing kids to swear. Swearing's just dirty, why should we be letting immature minds access immature words? We should be teaching children how to properly express themselves without using poor vocabulary.

2-3, as it's adorable. And as Cool Aunt Amber, I get to be the teacher :drinker:

I disagree, I do not think it's adorable at all. When I hear a small child cuss, I think that child must have some lousy parents.

My rule by 8 was don't cuss in front of grandma, I also watched rated R movies. I understood the concept of context and how to use it. Glad to know my parents were such failures :huh:

I get it that some people don't like cussing, raise your kids how you like, but seriously, there are worse things a kid could be learning than a few controversial words.

ETA: The vocabulary argument annoys me as well, I had a better vocabulary in 3rd grade than most college students (mostly because I was going to my parents law school courses with them). My vocab has probably gone down significantly since then, but cussing had nothing to do with it.

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Maybe when you are 123 years old. I am OK with that.

I told my kids I realize they are going to swear.

They need to understand life is a game and they need to learn how to play it. Adults don't like to hear kids swear and that's what I expected from them. No cursing around me or my wife or other adults. What they say around their friends is up to them.

I will say though that is is funny to hear, "Hahahaha I fragged your ****ing *kitten*!" coming from your 14 yr old's room while they are playing Xbox. I gently go remind them that the language isn't appropriate if I can hear it.

Cursing shows a lack of self discipline and only really shames yourself.

There are times where cursing might be obvious, but self-control should be a goal.


Teach your kids that cursing is "not" cool and that often, it is used in mean spirited ways and even when joking, it can be taken incorrectly.

I told my kids I realize they are going to swear.

They need to understand life is a game and they need to learn how to play it. Adults don't like to hear kids swear and that's what I expected from them. No cursing around me or my wife or other adults. What they say around their friends is up to them.

I will say though that is is funny to hear, "Hahahaha I fragged your ****ing *kitten*!" coming from your 14 yr old's room while they are playing Xbox. I gently go remind them that the language isn't appropriate if I can hear it.

I like this answer. You have a realistic view on how kids act when they aren't being watched by their parents.

That's how my dad was for the most part. To this day I go to him with everything and I never tell him lies, because he showed me respect and it was returned.

2-3, as it's adorable. And as Cool Aunt Amber, I get to be the teacher :drinker:

I disagree, I do not think it's adorable at all. When I hear a small child cuss, I think that child must have some lousy parents.

Really?

Get off of your high horse.

My son overheard me swear once when I did not realize that he was around. I stubbed my toe.

Pardon me for not using a word that I would have used during my graduate work or in a professional setting. People swear.

I am perplexed as to why so many people tend to get up in arms of swearing. There is a time and a place for everything.

Anyway, he decided to use the word that he learned in front of others and we corrected the behavior. The end.

2-3, as it's adorable. And as Cool Aunt Amber, I get to be the teacher :drinker:

I disagree, I do not think it's adorable at all. When I hear a small child cuss, I think that child must have some lousy parents.

I had pretty awesome parents. They just swore a lot. *shrug*

I don't really swear much as an adult, though.

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Agree 100%

I was the girl who could tell you off and cut you down to size without swearing.

So swearing is bad yet cutting one down to size is better?

What about having a rational discussion instead?

I haven't drawn a line in the sand about cursing yet.
They heard from a commercial that they should stop using the word "gay." I ended up talking to my 8 year old about what that word is supposed to mean, what it means now, and how it's being mis-used to hurt people. And I also explained to her that it's never ok to use that kind of language to hurt people.

I haven't come up with a policy on cursing except that I don't want my kids to use those words. I thought about waiting until they can understand what some of those words mean. For now, it's enough to know that those words are bad words.

I think its up to the surroundings they grew up in.

2-3, as it's adorable. And as Cool Aunt Amber, I get to be the teacher :drinker:

I disagree, I do not think it's adorable at all. When I hear a small child cuss, I think that child must have some lousy parents.

I agree 100%!