little kids who swear -- who's to blame?

Hi there... Some children that have foul mouths get it from home, from there so called role models, which can be parents, family members, they can even pick it up from friends or other peers of similar ages, wether they be playing in the street, park, school or kindergarten, television and movies, children easily pick it up and start using these foul words, and they dont realise just how disgusting they sound, especially at that age... There are parents and people out there who use the f's and B's for every second word spoken, these people dont have respect for anyone, not even themselves, if they did, they would mind who they're cussing in front of or whats coming out of there mouths, and its not hard to fix at all... There are some that actually teach their children to cuss up, thinking that its a neat thing... I've heard a couple of children swearing in the play ground, loud and clear and it sounds disgusting, coming from a childs mouth, from any mouth really... If I know the kid, I dont hesitate to growl them either or to tell the parents, whom act surprised and shocked... Have a great day anyway...

It is sad that some parents actually teach their kids to speak foul language. I, personlly, do not teach my children profanities. that language is not allowed in front of my kids. My sister, who doesnt share the same values I do, thinks it is ok to teach your kids to cuss and "express themselves". I dont agree. My kids will learn respect and proper language. In most cases the children pick up the words from the parents or those in their household, could be siblings or other family members. I know some people are quick to say the parents but that may not always be the case. Teens can learn at school and then smaller kids may hear them on the phone and then poof they know the word too. Small kids are very easy to pick up on stuff and it can happen. I guess to answer your question specifically, one would have to know the child saying the foul language to really determine who to blame. It is easy to automatically judge though that it is the parents when you hear it.

I think ultimately the responsibility falls on the parent. Although we can not be with our children 24/7, it is up to us to instill morals and responsibility into our children. My children re around foul language quite often as I have the bad habit of cussing BUT MY children do not curse. Not even my 7 yr old who will be 8 this weekend. He knows that only adults are allowed to curse and even then it's not nice. I can be completely confident that I can send my child anywhere and know he will not use bad words.

The child usually repeats what they hear. They must of heard it from family members, neighbors, or television.

The parents most definitely. Either the child is hearing it at home or has unsupervised time and is hearing it on televeision. Either way, the source must be the parent or parents. It is a shame to hear children curse. We don't use foul language at home and my children get very upset when they hear other children using it.

The Parents, the Parents, THE PARENTS! First and foremost, it is the parents' responsibility to teach their children the power and pain of curse words. There are some times where kids will pick it up from their friends or another outside source like the babysitter or a relative. I said my first F bomb when I was 4 or 5 because my babysitter taught me. My Mom made sure to scold me and then reamed the babysitter the next time she saw her. But, I have seen kids whose parents swear like they get paid per curse word and the child swears like he or she is making minimum wage for it. So, it is primarily the parents' fault if a child swears. Then, if the parents' aren't doing it around their kids, or in the house at all, it is likely an outside source.

The parents.Who else?

I think it's mostly the parents and the parents of their peers. When I was a kid, I was scolded harshly be even my friends' parents if I even said words that wouldn't be considered cuss words today. Today, I see parents in the store with their babies using every foul word imaginable around them. The only people who did that when I was a kid were what most people considered "lowlifes" who didn't care about how their kids turned out. No one cussed around kids, especially adults.

its their parents who brought them up to be that way, who does not care and seemed to know no God. Kids must be taught and be guided by their parents from younger age to when they get a it older to be allowed to explore the world. that way, their beliefs would be grounded already and they will not be easily influenced.

My parents never swore around me, but I used "bad" words a whole lot when I was a child. I picked up a lot of it from other kids in the school yard. These days it's really hard to try and figure out who is to blame for children and bad language. There is a whole lot of possibilities on who to blame: Parents, other children, television, movies, older siblings and their friends, people you walk past in the street and you overhear their conversation. The list could go on forever.

Hey it is either school or the parents that kids tend to pick it up from usually a

contrary to popular beleif, it isnt always the parents. my little girl picked up her colorful vocabulary from her grandfather. she has however been instructed as to what is "inside the house" words, and "outside" words, and she doesnt ever use them beyond the home boundary.

the parents are to blame.