What would you do when your child says a bad word?

I tell them what it means and tell them not to use it in public as people will be offended by it.

Hi ronaldinu, If the child is young I think we should ignore it when they say a word we don't want them saying. A lot of the time they don't know the meaning and will shortly forget it. Slapping the child or even getting upset will only reinforce the thought and he will probably remember the incident for the rest of his life. For the moment he may be very confused as to why the word is considered so bad, and will attempt to find the answer, probably from boys who are a little older than him. Having raised three boys I found the best answer was to be honest. When they were old enough not to be ignored, I explained what the word meant and why it should not be used. If they had questions I answered them but once they understood I would simply change the subject and move on. Blessings.

It depends on what the bad word is and how and when it is said. Most times the child does not know that it is a "bad" word and that he/she shouldn't say it and just needs to be told not to say it. I don't think that it hurts to tell the child what it means, but as simply as possible and then let it go. THey usually don't need a complicated answer and are just curious and once they have an answer and are told that they shouldn't use that word, that will be the end of it. Most of the time they are repeating something that they hear the adults around them say. One of my granddaughter's first words were words she shouldn't say since my mother said it and she was around her all the time. At first it was amusing, but we had to tell her that it wasn't a word that she should say and she got to the point where she wouldn't say ANY bad word, even if she was repeating something that someone said that she was telling on or was supposed to repeat..........if that makes sense. Sometimes they say them just to get a reaction and still need to be told that it isn't acceptable.

How can a body part be a bad word?? Can you not tell him that its on men and give him another word to use instead i mean after all he is eight!! I remember when we were younger my twin brother asked my mum if we could say fuc-k. She told him we couldn't say this word as it was naughty and asked where he heard it from. when told that our friend said it, she explained that's because his mum says it, our mum didnt say it so we didnt need to say it. She didnt tell him off for saying this word as he was asking a question, why should he be told off for asking a question? He was explained why he couldn't use this word,we weren't taught to use swear words and never did. Even no I rarely use swear words unless I'm really angry and then I will say it quietly to myself!!

well, it's just a matter of discipline. I have grown discipline from my father and mother. I get spanked whenever i told bad words. They wouldn't gave me allowances if they heard bad words for me. They motivate me not to tell bad words by saying that leave those friends of your who's telling bad words because their parents is not concern about them and there would be a time that they will repent on this.

I'll tell him that what he said is bad and should not be said. I'll explain to my future child why its not good to say it. And I know my child is intelligent enough to understand what I mean. The next time he says it, I will warn him again. But the third time he does it, I will surely make a punishment for him. ^^.

Most of the time when a small child is repeating a bad word it is because of the attention that they get when they are saying it so to me the best thing to do is just ignore it and if you don't react to the word then the child if not getting any attention from it and it wont be fun to keep doing it and should stop hopefully

Hi Ronaldinu, My own son recently came home from school saying a bad word and I explained it was an adult word and it was more polite to use ..... and gave him another word. I also told him that he would get soap on his tongue if he continued to use so testing me he said it, I put a tiny amount of soap on and he grimaced and I gave him a drink immediately and he has never used the word again. Some may think this is cruel but it was used on me as a child and also on my two older daughters and they don't swear now as adults except in extreme case so it worked. Huggles. Ellie :D

sit him down & explain to him that it is a bad word to be usuing but answer all his questions about it on his level of understanding. parts of your body are not bad words. they may be used as bad words so just explain to that to him. good luck..

if i we hear the bad words we ask her where she got it.then reminds her not to say it again.

The best thing to do is to ask if your child know what the word means. Then in a quite unemotional voice tell them and ask if that is what they really meant to say. ie when you call that person a *** was that really what you wanted to call him? and that you take it from there. Just stay unemotional and very calm, if you get excited they have found a new button to push and I'm sure you don't need anymore of those. Good luck

I'd be more careful with the emails that I sent...lol. Seriously, I'd explain what the word meant, and how using bad words reflects on the person using them. The difficult part is explaining why it was used in the video to begin with.

I have two little naughty kids in my family. Both of them are in play school. Both of them used to play a lot of time with me in my house. During those plays I used to see that both my cousins fighting themselves fro simple reasons. Once I had saw that they was using some bad words during their fight. At that time I just warned them not to use those ugly words anymore and I had given some good chocolates fro hearing my words. I hope they will not repeat them again, I am much confident because they are good children and they love me more.

I would not make a big deal about it if the child is two or three or he might think it is funny and say the same swear word to others to get a laugh. Kids are precocious and know when they are showing off. If the child is five or more I would take a firmer stand.. but still not make too much of a big deal. Just say something like, "Bad word, boy...oh oh".

When my son was bout four years old, I overheard him saying what I thought was a bad word. I asked him to repeat what he had just said but he refused to say it. Then I told him that it wasn't nice to use bad words. He then covered his mouth with his hand and kept repeating the word while staring at me to see what I would do. I thought to myself, should I give him a good clip around the ear or will I just ignore him. Well, I decided to ignore him and when he saw he wasn't getting any attention, he gave up. I don't think it's the end of the world if a child uses a bad word. Depending on the circumstances, I think it can be sometimes quite funny.

I would be honest and say "we do not use that word - it is a bad word". Or similar, depending on the age of the child and I would convey my disapproval by the tone of my voice.

Hi ya ronaldinu My 7 year old has told me what words he knows!! He understands that they are rude words and is not to say them. If he does then he will be put in time out and he know's this and has not attempted it but he does try to find an excuse to say a word now and again and I warn him because he know's I will punish him and he hates time out. He learnt all these words from other children at school. I think there are a few words that he doesn't know and I have no intention of telling him which ones either. They will learn them all eventually I guess but it is not nice to hear them say such words. I don't swear around my kids and I don't expect my kids to swear around me or anyone else!

I will tell my child not to use those words again for she never heard us using those words but the same way your child does the best way to do is to explained for him everything about it because for sure he learn those words in the School.....and if it is from you then for sure you also have to explain for him very well that those words only applicable for an adult person......

I've only heard my son saw a bad word once. We told him that those kind of words are not allowed in our house. They know we feel strongly about bad language and they do their best to avoid using it. They even tell us they tell their friends that swearing is bad.

tell him that it is a naughty word that only grown up use that word and he shouldn't say it again