My daughter has been saying a curse word (MF) how can I stop getting her to say it
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My kids are allowed to say hell bc it’s a place my son said it today and my in laws looked at us to see if we’d yell at him. But he used it correctly and said I don’t wanna go to hell or anything. He’s also autistic. My oldest swore once and in front of me I laughed but she never did it again. And my kids aren’t allowed to use language on each other. Depends on the age though how old is she.?
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Kids have to hear the words somewhere. We raised 4 daughters. We never used profanity. But they would pick it up from other family members and parents of their friends and their friends. We told our girls don’t ever let us hear you punish our grandchildren for something that they heard from you. Then someone is going to punish you.
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Eh just words to me u can cuss now mine are older but can’t cuss TO me and NOT around other people. Some battles I just won’t fight
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Generally kids use profanity to get a reaction. If you don’t give them the reaction then you take the fun out if it. Completely ignore her when she uses profanity.
I would say she is picking up these words
Close to home
Kids repeat what they hear
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Start saying a new word that you approve
If my kid swore I’d send him to his room but I’d take all the toys outta there
I tell mine they can swear when they pay tax because that’s the law and what can I do? I don’t make these things up! 
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Have her look up the origin
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Im tired of hearing swear words told my daughter from here on she can go in her bedroom by herself say her cusswords an then come out an go on about her day.
Kids say things sometimes, stop making a big deal out of it and she’ll probably stop saying it. People act like a child cussing is gunna cause them to spontaneously combust, I’d rather my son hear REAL spoken language and not baby talk, he’ll know how to speak appropriately when he’s actually at an appropriate age for those expectations
The more you give her attention when she says it the more she’ll say it. Don’t entertain it… might take a while. Explain to her we only use these words at home… might help
It depends on the age of the child. If the child is old enough & has decent comprehension, which if saying those words, they probably are, then ask them calmly if they know what the words mean. Have a rational conversation about all of the cuss words & allow your child to speak freely & use whatever words they have questions about. Explain the meaning and origins of the word, what they are slang for, etc. Look them up together if you need to. Say the words, calmly, so that your child knows that they are just words. And tell your child that you hold them to a higher standard than everyone else, that you expect them to use the correct words & English words for things. Most people who use those words do it for attention or a reaction & don’t even know what those words actually mean or why they are saying them. Tell your child that they are smarter than that and they should try to be smarter than the person or people they are hearing those words from. & If they ever have any questions about a word, they can always ask you.
That worked for my kids as soon as they were old enough to talk & be curious.
Break it down & explain in terms your child can understand.
Mother = a mom
F… = having physical intimate relations (with a mother) such as hugging & kissing in a romantic way like boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife.
So, if the word (phrase) does not pertain to that, then it should not be used.
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Ignore it, or let her say it in the bathroom only. If she has to go to the bathroom every time or her bedroom she will get it out of her system and she will get bored with it. Especially if there’s no reaction from other people.
Depends on the age. If they’re just learning to talk, you just have to stop saying it around them. If they’re like 3-5-ish, tell them that’s Mommy’s bad word, but you’ll give them their own bad word and assign them one (like monkey fart, or something silly) if they’re 6+, have a long conversation and lay down consequences if it continues. If they’re 13+, just put limits on it. They’re gonna cuss anyway.
She might have heard it from around the family circle .If its alright fo you to say it its alright for her
I’m old school. Soap in the mouth.
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Make sure you aren’t saying it. Soap doesn’t taste too good either.
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Maybe, just maybe you stop saying them first…
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