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by anonymous on March 4th, 2007

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How do you get a six yr old to stop swearing?

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  • by Ausbabe on March 6th, 2007

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    1. By making sure you're not using bad language around them yourself.
    2. By asking those around your child to please stop swearing (if that's what is going on).
    3. By asking your child where they learnt language like that and if they use that language at school.
    4. If the language is being learnt from and or used at school, talk to the teacher - it's likely that you're not the only one experiencing the joys of a potty-mouthed child.
    5. Ask the child if they know what the words mean and really sit and listen to what they tell you - some kids do know what things mean, others don't.
    6. Ask the child for the reason they use the words they do - is it to express an emotion, because they think it's cool to swear or because they think it's just another word to use?
    7. Check out the media the child is exposed to or is able to hear at night time - tv shows, movies, music, radio etc. Try to restrict the child's access to this kind of media or teach the child that just because they hear it doesn't mean they should then use it.
    8. Teach the child alternate words to use and alternate ways to expres themselves.
    9. If none of these work, explain consequences to your child and have a reverse swear jar - when they swear they lose a certain amount of priveledges or money.
    10. Divert their behaviour with positive reinforcement - via a star-chart that includes 'did not swear today' and a big reward such as a drive to the beach and a game or a board game or even an extra ten minutes awake before bed etc (try to fall into the pattern of paying them not to swear - it's financially draining).

    Biggest of all.
    11. If your child lets loose with a particularly colourful term or word, don't reward them with laughs or positive attention. You might think it's cute when it starts but not later when you're getting dirty looks by parents covering their child's ears when your child lets loose out in public!
    12. If your child swears at home, make sure they know it's not acceptable and then remove yourself from the situation - don't feed into the behaviour. Walk away and refuse to talk to them until they can speak in a more appropriate way.

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    • Number 11 can be very hard, its like the bit in "meet the fockers" where the little kids first word is a$$hole, that always cracks me up.

      My daughter is 8 and watches films with swearing, listens to my music with swearing and we do occasionally swear at her (we do try not to!) and she never swears!!!

      Psyonic

      by Psyonic on March 7th, 2007

    • Excellent advice, and fantastic answer, as usual, Aus. +5

      PrettyPirate

      by PrettyPirate on March 7th, 2007

    • Thanks pirate - I'm in good company. Psyonic, I know what you mean. Its so hard not to fall on the floor laughing when they let rip with particular terms. From the mouths of babes literally.

      Ausbabe

      by Ausbabe on March 7th, 2007

    • Terrific answer!

      monkey do

      by monkey do on May 4th, 2007

    • I think that is the greatest parenting advice I have heard in a long time.

      MoJo

      by MoJo on May 22nd, 2007

    • Aw, thank you Mrs Cool & Mojo.

      Ausbabe

      by Ausbabe on August 28th, 2008

    • dude just beat him. you can try all that physiological stuff but the child will only respond to a good flogging. also why in the world would a six year old even have money to put into a swear jar??

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 7th, 2009

    • anonymous. Brain dead jerks like you are the ones who probably had plenty of floggings and look what it produced? No one with a brain would listen to a jerk like you anyway.

      Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

      by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 21st, 2009

    • You want results? When i was caught drinking at the age of 14 my dad beat me. To this day i still don't drink. I got beat for skipping school, again i never did it again in my life. My brother was the only one who didn't get beat and he did the same things over and over again. Expressing dominance towards children will result in obedience. I'm not talking about beating until they have bruises or blood, just a hard smack on the face. i see on TV that parents with out of control children NEVER ever hit them before. And yet all the parents i know pop their kids every once and a while and they are angels. IT does work, its a FACT, DOES WORK! it has been going on since beginning of time, and just now people like you are thinking "OH CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS AND ARE EQUAL TO ADULTS". no, their brains are still developing and associating pain with certain actions will DEFINITELY result in them not doing it again. i grew up with this, and watched it happen everyday, it WORKS

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 21st, 2009

    • Who cares.

      Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

      by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 21st, 2009

    • apparently you do or you wouldn't have engaged a conversation with me. unsubscribed

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 21st, 2009

    • Trust me on this don't care.

      Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

      by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 21st, 2009

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