Have You Caught Your Child Swearing?
I read a very interesting article about how to redirect swearing in the home. This article titled “How to Appropriately Discipline A Child for Swearing” at www.verywellfamily.com was very insightful. It's not uncommon for children to repeat words that they have heard. Sometimes the words that children repeat are not the nicest words. They may hear these words at home, from a relative or friend, on a movie or just from television. Since swearing is not appropriate language from children, this article was very helpful at providing some steps for redirection:
· Make sure that your child is aware of your family values.
· Make sure your child has strong communication skills.
· Make sure your child is not swearing because of anger management issues or impulse control. If this is the case, sometimes counseling can help provide tools for these types of issues.
It’s important that you are always a good role model and that you are always modeling accordingly. Children will pick up behaviors that they see from adults around them. If you continue to have problems with your child after trying these suggestions then, other measures may have to be taken. The article suggests that consequences such as time out or starting a swear jar may be appropriate. If that doesn’t work you can try positive rewards for clean language. I hope these suggestions will help if you are having problems with your child swearing.
