You let you kids say what!? Author talks about teaching children to swear
Posted August 23, 2013 11:51 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – What do you do if you hear your child drop an F-bomb? It’s a dilemma for parents, especially those with younger kids.
But one author says not to worry about it!
Kim Lunansky wrote How to Teach Your Kids to Swear. She believes teaching your children to curse appropriately is nothing more than basic psychology.
“I find that when you’re telling kids that they can’t do something, they just do it. And then they get hooked on that whole shock factor and they like the reaction from everyone. And then they do it more,” she explains.
Lunansky feels the key is to take the “wow factor” out of the words by making sure kids know what they actually mean.
“By letting them experiment with [the words], talk to you with them, and learn how to not use them in other situations where they’re going to be offensive to people.”
But she adds there is a limit. “If they come into the house and they’re yelling at their brother or sister and telling them how much they hate them, and they’re saying something in a hurtful way with a curse word, then I’m going to intervene.”
Just like you shouldn’t let your teenaged daughter wear “Daisy Dukes” to a wedding, Lunansky says there are times when children shouldn’t be allowed to swear — parents just need to make those boundaries clear.
