Bad Words...
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I agree it depends on the age. When my son was old enough to know about the bible and God I told him that everything he does in life gets written in the "book of life" so when he finally does get to heaven that God will look into his book and he will be judged on the things he's done.
So if my son says something not nice I just look at him and say "ohhhhh that might go into the book" and he's quick to say "I'm sorry" so he really watches how he speaks and he makes it a point to do good things so his book will be full of good things.
So if my son says something not nice I just look at him and say "ohhhhh that might go into the book" and he's quick to say "I'm sorry" so he really watches how he speaks and he makes it a point to do good things so his book will be full of good things.
My hubby has a VERY bad habit of saying bad words when he is trying to fix something and gets frustrated and he has realized how easy they pick that up. So now everytime he starts getting a bit frustrated with something I take them in another room or even outside, lol.
When they would repeat it, we just told them it was a nice word to say. Depends on the age, like my 19 month old only repeats right then. My 2 1/2 yr. old has been known to say it more. When we tell her that's a bad word and she will get in trouble she stops.
When they would repeat it, we just told them it was a nice word to say. Depends on the age, like my 19 month old only repeats right then. My 2 1/2 yr. old has been known to say it more. When we tell her that's a bad word and she will get in trouble she stops.
My youngest brother (8) responds the best to "that hurts my feelings" and "that really bother's me when you say it" better than telling him it's bad and he'll get in trouble. I don't know why. It works I guess when you say that it's bad and stuff but he feels bad when you tell him it hurts your feelings and it's mean. 
I explain to my kids that there are some words they can say when they are adults. Kid words and Adult words. It seems to work pretty well. They know if they say the adult words they will get in trouble, if talking doesn't work then they get soap in the mouth.</SIZE>[/FONT]
When mine were young and used "bad words" I just told them there were some words that are not acceptable in our house or our family, and that they were not to use them. For the most part, at a very young age, ignoring them, so they don't get the reaction they are looking for, makes the usage stop.
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Don't say bad words in front of him.
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I try and avoid saying any 'bad' words in front of my children, because I don't want them saying them. However, if they did say them, I would tell them that they are words for adults and that they must never say them or it would get them in huge trouble