I grew up in the 80s. I remember us children being smacked a couple of times, and I remember being told off a lot. My mum had a ferocious temper and probably shouted sometimes. But I never remember hearing a swear word and I never remember being called names.
I live in terraced housing between two families, both of whom have children under the age of 6. Both mums shout at their children a lot, swearing when they tell them off and calling them names such as, "You horrible little girl!" or "what a nasty little boy you are!". (Professionally, I was trained to label behaviour, not the person).
Let me be very clear. I don't have children, partly because I never thought I'd be a very good mum. I have no reason to believe I could be doing a better job than my neighbours are doing, let alone at their age.
But I'm curious - is it normal for parents to swear and 'label' their young children in this way? How did/do you parent? Where did/do you draw the line?