DS is 3.1 and his speech is a bit delayed (say 6 months ish behind). However, it seems that he has no trouble learning swear words.
It was probably me that he heard swearing, I will admit. I have a 3yo and a 1yo and DH works 7 days a week and I have quite a lot on my plate having only moved here a year ago.
Anyway, I don't actually know if it was me or someone else, but he learnt the word "fucking" and it must have been from someone saying "fucking hell". The first time I heard him say it was when I was trying to fix a towel ring to the wall in the downstairs toilet. I dropped the towel ring and the tool I was using accidentally and I said "aarrgh" - I wanted to swear but DS was behind me watching the DIY so I did not actually say anything other than "aarrgh". DS helpfully added "FUCKING"!!! I said, you mean "FALLING" and thought no more of it. Anyway, a few weeks later, I was in the garden, again trying to fix something and it came apart quite suddenly. Again, DS is behind me, again I didn't swear but DS said "FUCKING!" as the thing came apart. Again I said "FALLING" to try and persuade him that was the correct word, but I don't think I succeeded. I am really worried he is going to say it at nursery when something goes wrong and get expelled! What would I say if the staff told me he had said a swear word at nursery?
Please help me, DS really loves the nursery (of a school that I want him to go to!) and I don't want him to get expelled. Bear in mind, any explanation etc needs to be understandable by an average 2.5yo as DS at 3.1 is a bit behind. TIA.
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Bad mummy alert - please help me stop my 3.1 year old swearing!
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crokky · 26/04/2009 15:13
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