bad words?

kimberley wrote: just curious about what words (besides the obvious) you are teaching your toddlers not to say.

with the boys we had a few that i just didn't like hearing from a kid....

hate
mine
shut up
go away

can't think of more right now.

MommyToAshley replied: Ashley hasn't really said any of those words or "the obvious" because she isn't around a lot of other kids. I guess I should start thinking about this now though because she is going to go in a playgroup at the church this fall. I like the list you have so far, it will be interesting to hear what other say.

On a side note, I wish she didn't know how to say, "No help, I do it!" LOL! I am not going to discourage her from saying that...it is just driving me batty! LOL

coasterqueen replied: Kylie is already saying mine.

I have issues with fart, shoot, darn, things like that. lol.

DansMom replied: I like your list---Daniel isn't saying these things yet, but I am mortified when I hear myself use a word I wouldn't want him to use. Over the weekend I swore like a sailor while driving without realizing it---I literally heard the words without being aware that they were coming from me!! Now that Daniel is adding words every day to his vocabulary, it's time for me to watch my language even more closely.

amynicole21 replied: Our short list includes "shut up" (thanks to daddy yelling at the dog ) and "go away" but I'm sure this will get much larger as Sophia's vocabulary improves

Jamison'smama replied: Well I wish "mine" could be on the list but she says it every other minute--when i try to take her hand outside---no, mine, basically whenver I (or anyone else) tries to touch something she doesn't want us to--toys etc.

I do not like the words hate or shut up either. My mother didn't like us to use the word 'can't' she always said "can't, can't do anything" --for some reason that memory just came back I guess she just wanted us to try.

maestra replied: liar

is one of mine, plus the ones you mentioned, but Jaci isn't saying any of those yet!

Kaitlin'smom replied: well Kaitlin already says mine to go along with your list I dont like

stupid
dumb
idiot


I am sure there is more.

I just hope I can teach her to to say thoes kind of things to others.....

and I to need to start watching some of my words, so she does not pick them up from me anyway

Kirstenmumof3 replied: With 2 older children it's going to be very hard for me to keep those words out of our house. Emily and Spencer say such mean things to each other and as much as I try they still come out. The one thing that really gets me is "bad girl/boy" A child does not really know right from wrong until the age of 6. So I don't say "good girl" when she picks up her toys, eats her dinner or when she gets something (shoes, socks, toys etc.) instead we say Thank You or Good Job.

kimberley replied:
i like that one! thanks speaking of mothers, that reminds me of mine always correcting me when i asked, "can I ....". her response was, "i don't know can you?" because she wanted me to say "may I...".

paradisemommy replied: can you believe when dh was like in 1st grade he had a TEACHER call him stupid??

boy did his mom march right back in to that classroom and give her a piece of her mind!

kimberley replied:
that is appaling!!!!!!! the day someone says that to my child... look out!

lsjulee replied: Stupid
Ugly
Mental
Fat
.....

Anything negative to say about another person are in my no-no-from-the-mouth list. Xin is always reminded that she will look more ugly if she calls another person ugly.

Kirstenmumof3 replied:
When I was in Highschool my guidance counsellor told me I wasn't smart enough to go to Unniversity, so there was no reason for me to take advanced courses. To this day I regret ever listening to him. I had dreams of becoming a teacher or a nurse. When my dad confronted him about it, he denied the whole thing and my dad believed him!