Punishment for cursing

Children are like sponges, that they mimic everything they see or hear. Adults should always be aware if there is a child around whenever they are having a conversation. Much better if adults lead the kids to another room or they themselves go to another place wherein they can not be heard by the kids. Punishing a child is not supposed to be done. Just telling the child know that it is bad and that he should not do it again would be enough.

You can't blame or punish a kid for repeating what a parent is saying. Since children copy behaviour. Also it's useless to punish if a kid doesn't understand what is wrong about cursing. So you have to explain that first plus also why it's a curse. Since what can be a curse to you doesn't need to be a curse to me.

It really depends on the age of a child. If it's a young child and they really are just repeating what they've heard their parent or someone else say then I think they should be given a warning and told that that is not an acceptable word to use. If it happens multiple times after that though, I think they should be punished somehow, like a time out or a privilege revoked. If it's an older child then I don't think a warning is even necessary at that point because they should know better.

I think that if it is something that has only happened one time, then the parent should make sure and explain to the child that the words that they are using are not appropriate. However, I think that if it is a behavior that is done time and time again, then they should be punished for using these words, even if it is something that they hear their parents doing. I will admit that I have a tendency to use dirty words from time to time, and my son did repeat them. I told him that there are words that adults will use sometimes, but these words are not appropriate for children to use and this was something that did stop his cursing.

They should be told off and they should not say it again. I don't think should be spanked or something. There are languages that people should never say but sometimes adults slips but that does not excuse them. I think parents should stop cursing in front of their children and other children. It is very irresponsible.

I don't believe that a child should be punished for cursing especially at a tender age..Children learn from parents, other adults, and other children..They have a mind like a sponge..We are not perfect beings and sometimes these profanities come out and we need to be careful what we say around our children..We need to remember that children learn from their parents and other surroundings so we need to be extra sensitive around them and be considerate when minors especially little children are around.. Parents should kindly say that adults tend to use words that are not appropriate whether it was said accidentally or on purpose. If cursing was an issue, parents or adults should encourage each other to start using "code" words and practice saying it until you're comfortable enough that you can use it when you need to..