Is it wrong for a 3/4 year old to say Crap?

[Chocolatekrispy]

As the title says is it wrong for an almost 4 year old to use the word crap?

Yes

Not wrong, but not something I'd want my children saying tbh.

Our little one is 18 months and has picked up the word ass from somewhere, me and my partner dont use that word, so not from us

I’d try and get them to use a different word to describe something as crap but it’s neither wrong or right. It’s just a lazy word.

Yes.

Depends on context, amount and regularity of usage.....

''Tis not something that should be encouraged imo.....but I am sure some people would disagree with me.

It is a personal choice/preference......

@CharlieChickenson

Not wrong, but not something I'd want my children saying tbh.

Same.

If they're hearing it they'll parrot it and at 4 they'll know what context it's used in so you may find yourself cringing at it but if you don't like it you need to find the source.
My youngest has started saying oh my god because my eldest says it. It makes us laugh but she doesn't really understand what it means only that he said it when he dropped something so she does the same. She's only 19 months so it sounds more like omagod!

It sounds a bit tacky to me coming from a child, which is hypocritical because I say it, but there you go.

The other issue is that a four year old is not going to understand that they can say it in front of their parents, but not at school, or in front of grandma, or shouted out at a wedding. So generally safer if they just don’t learn it in the first place.

If you allow it, be ready for phone calls from school/nursery because they won't.

I'm not sure why my post is hidden but I'll repeat it. If they're hearing it they'll repeat it so you may want to find the source if you don't like it. My 19 month old has started saying omagod! She hears her brother say oh my god so she's started repeating it!

Yeah pretty wrong in my book. I have a 3 nearly 4 y/o and I cant imagine him saying it. I would be bloody horrified tbh

I don't mind the word and don't really consider it to be swearing but I wouldn't want my children to say it as it will be thought badly of in school etc.

It's a bit crass, but not the end of the world, I suppose.

Thankyou for the replies!! Dd has heard me saying that football is crap ( football has and will always come first for partner ) yesterday she said infront of partners parents and fil said back to my little girl who told you that when dd said my mummy said it fil then said to dd well then mummy's crap!

My four year old says 'what the actual hell?' So who am I to criticise the word 'Crap?'

I'm quite relaxed about it tbh, I wouldn't encourage it but its just expanding their vocab. They are bound to pick up a few emergent words and phrases along the way.

My four year old once called DH a cheeky bastard. Due wholly to the fact that this is DH's insult of choice for other drivers on the road.

Errant, not emergent.

@Chocolatekrispy

Your FIL is extremely rude.

It's a little vulgar but not as bad as other words.

I once used it in front of my son's childminder and she raised her eyebrows at me. In a professional environment I stick to rubbish though,

My four year old once called DH a cheeky bastard. Due wholly to the fact that this is DH's insult of choice for other drivers on the road ha ha yes you need to be careful about your choice of swearwords when you are driving I've never used the f word in front of ds though

It’s not very nice to hear children using language like that to be honest. But your parents in law sound like eejits. I’d stop saying it and tell your child to not repeat it tbh.

I really hate the attitude of do as I say not as I do with kids and swear words. It’s all about maintaining an image. Some of the nicest adults in the world swear like sailers. Some of the most vile people don’t swear. They are just words at the end of the day. I discourage mine from swearing because that is the world we live in but when someone punches my son in the stomach and he gets in as much trouble for swearing back at him it does grate rather.

He said it in a jokey way but I didn't find it funny at all, it's not a nice word to use, but football is crap when it comes before your own kid and partner however to call someone's mum who does my best crap was a not right

It is a bit crap choosing a partner who values football over his child, so maybe the FIL had a point.

So fil should have said daddy is crap instead.

Not a word I want my child using but his year four teacher used to say it to the kids all the time. She was a real delight 🙄