What to do when your toddler repeats your curse words
Nathan has found a brilliant way to deal with the inevitable cursing slip-up:
Our 21 month-old daughter likes to repeat the last word we say in a sentence, and sometimes the last phrase. Because of this we try very hard not to curse around her but on occasion a "@#$%" will pop out and like the good little repeater she is out comes a "@#$%" from her. A couple times we've reacted badly, laughing or correcting her, and so she figures that that sound is a good one to repeat -- usually to Grandma.
Last week I figured out the perfect way to cover for my own potty mouth and keep my daughter from getting one. When I say "s__t" and she repeats it, I then say, "whoop" and she repeats that. Then I say, "boom" and she repeats that. After a few fun, silly sounds she has no idea what the first one was and the crisis is averted. For now.
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This is...yeah, brilliant. Wow. Thank you!!
Posted by: kelly jeanie | 23 May 2006 at 02:24 PM
My mother-in-law tells a story of how she convinced her son not to swear.
At about age 4 or so, he came out with a swear word, knowing it was a bad thing, and quick as a flash, she said,
"That's fine, you can say that. Just so long as you never, ever, ever say "Hairy-Nosed Wombat".
-and he fell for it! Unfortunately, it only lasted until he started primary school. Still, not a bad result.
Posted by: Clang | 23 May 2006 at 10:02 PM