to not want my child to learn swear words from Hawkins Bazaar

[pumkinsmummy]

In their shop in Woking right a child eye level are adult themed items. Many of these have the word Sex, Bull* etc. My 5 yr old id just starting to read and the last thing I want him to learn are words like that. I complained by the Manager could care less and said it was nothing to do with her and to contact Head Office (am waiting for a response back from them) I am now boycotting the store and am totally disgusted by their product placement choices and the lack of concern shown

Sex and Bull aren't swear words, unless you mean Bull shit?

The 'adult' section in most Hawkins Bazaar shops are usually at the back or in a corner, does the store layout allow for this?

Last year our local pop-up Hawkin's Bazaar had a section "roped off" for over 18s only. Of course my 9yo wanted to look, but that was my argument to have with him (which I won).

My biggest complaint is that once you've been in the shop, none of the tat novelties are as fun on Christmas day.

OK, I was trying not to swear here. The shop does not have a designated area for adult themed toys and it is near the front of the store. I do not think a 5 year old should be able to access this sort of stuff - it is inappropriate for his age group and also 5 is too young to be explaining what sex means - kids should be kids for as long as

The display shouldn't be at the front of the shop.

I am not going to get into whether children need to know about the facts of life.

It's a whole other debate whether 5 is too young to know what sex means. Personally mine watched so many animal programmes at that age, to them it meant having babies.

But if it's actually adult items at kid's eye level then I agree they should be higher up the shelves.

As for words like shit etc...he's going to hear those words while he's out and about and you'll have to tell him it's naughty to repeat them.

I agree with you op.

It's quite a good ( or not so good) word to sound out isn't it?!

I dont care (well I do, but there is not a lot I can do about it) that he will hear swear words whilst he is out and about, but I object to a chain who sells a lots of kids tat, having adult themed items at a childs eye level.
So am boycotting them

Oh, but you're not supposed to take small children into Hawkins Bazaar ... it totally gives the game away that there is no team of elves at the North Pole, and that Mummy buys the crap stocking fillers there rather than Santa delivering them.

But sex isn't a swear word. It's just a word. Just ignore it if he spells it out, or just say 'well done', and move on. He's not going to realise you think it's a bad word (in your eyes) unless you make a fuss about it.

I think you are being ever so slightly OTT about this. And I certainly think you should avoid your GP surgery for a while, in case he picks up a leaflet on STDs.

YABU Don't shop there if you don't like the words (and preventing a child from seeing the word SEX strikes me as rather difficult and bonkers how will they learn to fill out a form where Male / Female is requested?)