To say that 'fart' is not an appropriate word for a 2yo?

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Basically, DH thinks it's fine to say farty-farty whenever DD has wind, which she thinks is hilarious and now copies.

I've said that I don't think it's a nice word for a child to learn. My argument is that fart is along the same lines as 'crap', not offensive as an adult but you wouldn't want your toddler saying it. He says it's not the same at all and that fart is utterly non-offensive. It's not a huge deal, we're kind of just a bit bemused with each other's views over it. So who is being unreasonable?

I agree but my 4 yr old says it and my fairly reserved dh thinks it's ok!

I'm 60 - as a child I would have 'broken wind' if any mention really had to be made.
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My 3Yo just announces 'that's my trump!' With great glee after the fact. Then laughs. A lot.

Eventually says 'scuse me!' Through giggles.

My DH says blow off. Personally I don't see why you need to draw attention to it at all. We all do it, why do need to announce it? My DH tends to apologise for it, which is polite, but I can't see myself teaching my DD to say "I blew off" or "I farted". So? You want a medal, kid?

I have no problem with children using the word fart and found it amusing when my mum used to try and tell mine not to say it, I'm late 40s if it matters.
I work with 9/10 year olds and it is the generally accepted word used by them in my school.

We couldn't say knackered either, I just assumed it meant v tired.

I don't know why, but I hate any sort of reference to it, all of the words available turn my stomach. I am nowhere near prudish so I don't know what it is that makes me feel that way!

But fart comes from the term flatulence, so really that's what it should be.
Its also a normal word here, and DD does take some glee in announcing she's farted....not as much glee as when we all hear the baby from another room! farting. Cant stand all the other terms - though at mouth farts!

I'm 40. I loathe all the twee euphemisms like trump and parp, which sound terribly Hyacinth Bucket to me. I'd consider fart to be crude, but not vulgar, so acceptable amongst close family or friends. In more formal situations, breaking wind would probably be the alternative, but I don't generally discuss farting under those circumstances.

I say period puff, own it and walk off.

I prefer it to all those gruesome, prim lower-middle-class euphemisms like 'trump', 'bottom burp' or 'break wind'. Those kind of people are obsessed with matching their coasters to their mugs and talk about having 'comfort breaks' or 'having a tinkle'.

Fart feels quite Chaucerian.

It's just a word. Like poo, or pee, or bottom. It describes something. If used as a silly childish joke then it's something I would rebuke, while inwardly chuckling. But as a factual word, I don't see any problem.

My older kids used to say fluff!
So fucking twee tho, I prefer fart tbh!
Dd did one in a lift the other day!
She thought it was brilliant.

I agree that the euphemisms make me cringe. I would stop my kids using them because I think they're hideously naff.

Bottom burp,
Just shows how different we are region to region as I wouldn't even notice anyone saying fart but bottom burp I would think someone was either taking the piss or they were just a bit of a muppet.

My mum hates us saying fart. And knackered was a no-no too, come to think of it. (I'm 27.)

I don't see an issue with either tbh.

I really don't like the word at all and it's not a word that is allowed to be used by DS. We usually just say parp or windy. The other word that I just detest is jobee!! Oh it makes my skin crawl! It's a poo in this house yet growing up it was always jobee

In my family you do "pops" until you're about 10, then they turn into "farts".

A "guff" is a really disgusting quiet one.

Get a grip, I'd let my LP say fart, shit whatever, they are just words. I think we need to break this ridiculous notion of off limits words. If we all use them then they will no longer be off limits.

There are so many tightly clenched butt cheeks here that I'm surprised a fart can make it's way out - and if it does it'll be a squeaker! Honestly - if everyone in this house had to apologise every time they farted there'd be little room for other conversation! Farting is a bodily function - pretending otherwise is so terribly Victorian and NQOCD!

I'm 25 and 2.8 year old DD uses it and so do I.

It's hardly insulting anyone. It's a bit precious to be offended by it but it wasn't a banned word in our house.

Maybe it's more a thing for the over 40s who grew up with it being seen as naughty.

'Fart' seems to me to be so simple and innocent compared to the excruciatingly coy 'pumps' and 'parps' that some seem to prefer.
In fairness, it's something that's only going to be referred to in conversation between close family and friends, and if you have to sanitise conversation so much in those circles, I'd feel that's a little unfortunate.

It's trump in this household. Respectable enough from the mouths of infants and adults. Fart is a bit crude. I wouldn't say it at work.

I was brought up with "pumped" I dropped that soon after going to secondary school.