I am not someone who swears much at all. I was not allowed to swear as a child. Even words like bloody or shit would get us into major trouble.
My kids were taught that swear words were “at home” words and they were not to use them when we were out. Likewise I set the example and didnt swear when we were out.

I swear all the time in front of my children but they know what they are and that they are not allowed to say them.

I know a guy who by sheer coincidence was a farmer. Amongst the other guys during a conversation in an appropriate part of what he was talking about or if something went wrong he would swear (but not all that often) but never in front of the children, women and certainly not in the house. I have to admit I have regardless of where I have sworn when I have hurt myself. (“shit that hurt”) I have usually usually ended up with quite a bruise or patch of skin missing.

I let my children listen to others swearing in the street then asked did they think it was OK. Got a resounding NO from all of them and doubt they swear much even now. They thought it sounded awful

It depends on the age of the children. They need to be old enough to understand.

we are starting to relax a little with swearing words because my kids 9 and 11 are hearing them a lot in the playground and after school where kids hang around at a park near the school.
I tell my kids that there are always other ways to express a word instead of using a swearing word.
sometimes swearing words can lead to a wrong message sent and ended up in the wrong place. I just tell them to pretty much ignore them if they can or walk away.
my mother still have a problem with us saying butt or bum so we have to say bottom. im still telling her to chill as its what people say now days and even in kids books there are words such as stupid and idiot. I get my kids to skip the word when they are reading because they always look at me and say should I say the word especially when they do reading at school.
at home we can jokely say don’t be such an arse, or arsehole which we have started lately.
when im mad, I say freaken instead of f%$#ing.
its hard now days, my kid say why do adults swear but children cant?

I got into a lot of trouble when I was little for saying “heck” when I was little. That’s nothing to what the kids say nowadays. My boys don’t swear in front of others because we never did in front of them. Can’t say if it’s a good thing or a bad thing today

I don’t use swear words but kids learn it from friends at school who constantly swear

I grew up in a household where nobody swore, my husband grew up in a household where it wasn’t part of every day language, but the odd swear word would get thrown around. I personally don’t like the sound of swear words in a child’s voice, but I understand that it’s bound to happen sooner or later, as my husband is more lax with it than I am!

I absolutely hate swearing so I won’t allow my son to swear. I tell my bosses off for swearing including the C-level guys.

Hmmm, interesting topic. We’re not a house that generally swears however, now my son is in his late teens I’ve noticed that swearing can often be part of his conversation. I’ve also noticed that my husband swears more when he is with male friends. Obviously, my son is role modelling. I certainly pull him up on it regularly and advise him it’s inappropriate in most situations. However, I understand it can be a language that is used with mates as a social norm. I think it’s about how you swear too, and when it is aggressive and mean vs funny, makes a huge difference.

What a load of rot. I actually don’t swear myself as in c***, s*** and f***, I also won’t say ‘oh my God’, etc. and I also don’t permit my kids to say ‘crap’, ‘friggen’, ‘wanker’ and various other words that are a little rude but not really classed as swearing. In all honesty, there is no need to say swear words and nothing sounds more horrible than little kids saying awful words. It just shows you have a low vocabulary and makes you sound uneducated. Much better without them.

Thankfully my daughter doesn’t really swear, and I will continue to model good behaviour and language.

We don’t swear in my house at all. And our daughter never did either.
I would never teach a child to swear, but that’s my opinion.

No need to teach it as they will use it at some point. Parents just need to model the appropriate use!

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  Language in all forms needs to be used and modelled appropriately. We never make a big fuss over language and there are rules around the use of language too.

We try not to make a big deal of it, but we have explained to our kids why ome words or expressions might upset other people.

Pretty sure most kids pick up swear words anyway, no matter how much we try and prevent it. Don’t think they need to be taught it

My kids occasionally swear at home but if they ever swore at school they would be in a lot of trouble.

We were banned from swearing and we learned very early on when and who we could and couldn’t get away with it around. I think its up to the parents to decide how they feel about their kids swearing.

This is crap, I don’t see how teaching them will stop them from using it inappropriately