i cant stop my son from saying bad words

In my opinion in which it worked wonders explain to your child what he is saying is bad and doing a time out by sitting in a chair for every minute of there age works we had to do this with my niece and nephew which at the time was 3 and 5 after while of the sitting in the chair it worked there 5 and 7 now they still have there slip ups but they know its a bad word believe me these kids said every possible swear word there was thanks to the grandparents mouths.

I think he'll outgrow it. As soon as he starts going to school, he'll learn new words and will probably want to keep using those. Of course, you should discourage him from cursing. Maybe if you distract him by asking about the things around him, it'll work? It's not that hard to trick 2 year olds. Sure, they're naughty. But they're not that smart yet. :)

Hello unchie and welcome to myLot. First of all your son is still a baby and babies copy what they hear and see. If you want your son to stop using bad words you should make sure that he isn't hearing them. Get after family members or friends that use them and laugh at him when he uses them. He has no idea what your talking about at this age when you try to explain to him that they are bad and punishing him when others laugh is defeating the punishment. The best thing is keeping others from using them and ignoring him when he does say them.

I know your pain, when my oldest was that age. She couldn't say sit without putting the "h" in the word. So imagine hearing you child saying s*it in a department store while patting a chair. While your wanting to find a hole to crawl into, you have people smiling and saying she wants her mommy to sit. Best thing I learned was to was to correct her and it went away. Now when she learned the famous "D" word, I straight up ignored her. And when I heard anyone giggle, laugh or even say anything I jumped their butts about it. It wasn't funny to hear a small child say such a thing. Especially since she would do it in a way that irritated the snot out of me. She would say it over and over again in a song like manner. After about a few weeks of ignoring her, and her seeing me jump people's butts about giggling, smiling or talking about it. She got the idea that it wasn't all that cute anymore. When your bringing it to his attention over it. He sees it as that, an attention getter. Try ignoring him when he says the words and he will soon realize that it's not all that cute and will move on to something else. My mom always told me it's not the child's fault for saying the word, because they learn from us and everything around them. The blame needs to fall on the person or thing such as a tv that the child learned it from. So far, my youngest has only blurted out a few by accident. I know the accidental blurting from the attention getting ones. Also if someone tells you to put soap in his mouth, please tell them to stick the soap in their own mouths because it can be dangerous.

I think it will take some time to change that kind of behavior with your son but the key is to stick with the punishment and keep at it. Also, I obviously do not know you so I'm not one to judge but it does make me wonder why your son is saying these bad words and only at 2 and a half years old. Does he hear you or anyone else in the family saying those words? Because if he keeps hearing them and you are punishing him things will not change unless he stops hearing them first.

Wash his mouth out with soap. I think you can still practice this without social services coming to your door. Just make sure it is not a soap with a pleasant flavor or smell. Some kids actually like the taste of it. lol

one way i know of is don,t say any in front of him are let anyone do it for that matter and moniter tv and if you have to friends who may say it.

Madam hi, m also a boy age 19 from Pakistan, Am not sure but I have an advice for you is that, you first find from where your son is learning these bad words, from friends or from your relatives, from where he's getting these bad words,then you avoid your son going to that place from where he's learning these bad words. Thats the solution that i think for your child is. I just hope that it works and I pray for your son.

Just be persistant in telling him no when he says the words that you don't want him to say. I have a 2 year old granddaughter that is at the saying bad words stage. We find ourselves laughing at her once in a while, but know that she has heard it somewhere. Her mother just keeps telling her not to say it and has to be consistent over and over and eventually he will stop. Her older daughter, who is 13 NEVER would say a bad word when she was given the opportunity to to repeat something she heard or part of a story. Even now, she rarely will repeat "bad" words at the age of 13. If you just keep telling him no, that he shouldn't say that, he will eventually stop.

Aren't kids great? LOL Ignore it. When he says something give him another word to use. He'll catch on. They pick up the bad words so easily and if they get a reaction they keep doing it. Explain to those who are laughing that you are trying to get him to stop.

Hi there! I don't think it's late for you to train your child to stop saying those because he's still 2 years old. Just let him know it,s bad to say those words no matter how you do it. By the way if you don't mind, how and where did he learn those words from? Is he exposed to people who speak those? Because if so, well you will really go through a hard time eliminating the habit from him!

In my experience this is one of those attention getting actions, as long as he gets the attention he'll keep it up. Ignore him, it will go away. When he's a little older you can explain that it hurts your feelings when he does this. I used guilt, I would give the Mom stare whenever one of mine acted up. Jewish and Italian Moms know how to do this well. Enjoy the stages of childhood they are soon gone.

My son used to say bad words when he was around that age.I used to feel embarassed.But I just divert his attention when he gets angry.He left this habit when he grew up a little.So , dont worry.He will come out of this habit.Just try to divert his attention when he is about to use it.

i think u have to a strict watch on him.. Well i think u should be some strict on him.. If once he got fear from you then he will never do any wrong work and will never speak abuse...be strict for him till he become 10 yrs old....Well first try to be soft for him then try to strict for him.....My parents was strict in my childhood till 15 yrs of my age.. and now i have very good manners......... well In INDIAN culture we say "God lives in Children and on their tongue".. But some time children become so bad and choose wrong way...... try to leave his company with bad friends.....if he have.. And in my view 2 yrs old children cant think so much and he want always peoples make fun thats why if u will laugh on his that effort(On saying abuse) then he will continue it

A child usually gets his vocabulary from the people around him. If your son keeps on hearing bad words from any of your family members, then he will grow up always uttering bad words. Before you could discipline or stop him from saying bad words, the older ones in his environment should be the first ones to be stop uterring those words.

If ignoring doesn't work then you could introduce the 'naughty step' where he will have to sit for two and a half minutes (one minute per year) each time he says one of the words. If he tries to get off the step, don't speak to him, but carry him to the step and start his 2 minutes again. Carry on until he does the whole two minutes, and do this each time he says a bad word. He will soon learn that it isn't worth it.

I am going to agree with barbies comment. Maybe ignoring when she says it. If she hears everyone laughing she thinks it funny and therefore okay to continue. I ignored it when my son picked up a bad word (bit**). He hasn't said it in a while so its just a matter of them losing interest.

hello unchie, my kids, when they were at his age, would also say bad words and the people around them usually laughs and you're right, it makes the kids think that what they're saying is funny so they say it all the time and there's no stopping them when they get used to it. I had talked to my relatives who were there when my kids say bad words (on a different time), I asked them not to laugh or they could tell my kids right away that what they say is not good. And when I was there during the time they say bad words, I made sure that my kids see that I got mad and talked to them in private that they should not say those things. I had to do it over and over since they are just kids, and they always say it. But with my persistence, they were able to absorb what I tell them, so 'til now, they don't say those bad words, even if a lot of their classmates do. And one thing, I always tell them now that even if they hear people say this and they know that it's not right, they should not try to imitate to do or say bad things/words.

I understand your concern. It is usually the adults around that affect kids' speech and behavior. I believe at home, you have acted properly to give a positive influence. But people around are difficult to control. Still you have to talk seriously about it with them, so that they do not continue. With your little boy, it should not be too late to teach him. Try distract his attention to toys and games for healthy development. You must have a couple of dolls or cars at home, so they well serve as characters or pets for company. Use them as pupils while your son can act as a teacher. Create all kinds of situations for him to say the right words and do the right things. When he is occupied by positive things, he will not show special interest in mischieves. Try your luck, and enjoy parenting. Most important is giving him sufficient of your precious time to guide him in the right way.

well, maybe kids learned it from friends and on tv, that's why some shows say Parental guidance is recommended hehe, stick to cartoon network or advise the babysitters not to watch shows that involves swearing and cussing. the kids get it from people around them so it is also best if we inform babysitters not to say bad words around these kids, just be patient on telling the kids that it is bad to swear or cuss and it hurts your feelings.