4 year old keeps calling us peado

[ghostspirit]

i would say about 6 weeks ago at a guess. there were some teenagers on the bus. and they were shouting out. you dirting fucking peado. since then my 4 year old has not stopped saying it. she will scream and shout you dirty fucking peado. example i was just in the bath and the kids started aguing so i told her to come to me. her reply was no i wont you fucking peado. i have tried telling her its a naughty word. tried shouting at her, tried being angry and have tried ignoring. and she is still saying it. i dont know what to do :( oh and time out and taking things away stopping tv. she just does not care

[cosmicglittergirl]

I would say ignoring might be best. It might take time but she'll stop saying it eventually.

[CrispyFern]

I think you need to stop making it a thing you react to in such a massive way.
She's pushing your buttons for the reaction. She's only four, she doesn't really understand.

[ghostspirit]

i know but 6 weeks ish seems a very long time for her to still be saying it. anyway i will carry on ignoring. and speak to the other kids. because as soon as they shout mum shes saying peado the ignoring has been undone.

[Nevercan]

Can you say something else silly and v loudly and get everyone to laugh and she might latch onto that instead