to be disappointed that the word "fart" seems acceptable for children now?

[Housemum]

DH bought a copy of the Beano for DD2 (age 6) - which had the delightful free gift of a "Fart Bucket" (squidgy putty to make farty noises) on the front and a wordsearch with different words for fart - air biscuit, bottom burp etc. Now I know that kids use this word, and I'm probably an old fogey, but I don't really see it as acceptable in print? I'd prefer good old fashioned trumps, botty burps, blow off, parp etc. I've explained to DD2 that it may be said in the playground, but I don't expect to hear her say it (in the same way that I'm sure teenage DD swears with her mates, but wouldn't in the house or in polite company). Interestingly it doesn't seem acceptable on Corrie, as last night a character said "I havn't got time to f-, er, break wind".

So, bring on the opinions and shoot me down for being an old fart (yeah, and a hypocrite, it's OK if I say it...)

dh taught ds to say 'mommy did you sit on a frog?' or 'mommy, have you trod on a duck?'

Noonki, I an obviously much oler than you - my parents only reluctantly accepted "loo" once we were teenagers. It was always "lavatory" before that!

well we've always used fart here.my mum cracked up once though when we were all having dinner together.we had an old great auntie with us who's just that little bit more refined.not only did we have the ketchup on the table-you know what kids are like!- but my dd2 squeezed the bottle which made a lovely sound effect to which she announced (only 4 at the time),"ooooh,the sauce farted!!".
My dd2 is in yr 6 at school.Apparently her teacher uses the word quite alot.The other yr 6 teacher uses the word "arse"...?!?

YANBU!

I think fart is a bit rude for LO's to say to be honest. Older ones with their mates is one thing but I'm surprised at how many people are proud that their 2/3 yr olds say it!
I suppose its just different perceptions of a word. I don't think you can have a pop (fnar) at the OP by saying 'oh its just a word, a fart is a fart' etc as we all have limits on what words are acceptable for our kids to say and its just where we draw the line. A shit is a shit after all but would you want your LO saying it?

I would liken fart to piss and I certainly wouldn't like to hear a toddler saying, I need a piss mummy!

For the record, I have been known to swear like a trooper but there's a time and place.

I was never allowed to say fart as a child- even when i was 16 or so.

My Mum's name for it was a woofle and she still says it is front of me new - I'm 38 FFS!.

Have not read all through this - but has anyone mentioned 'pumping'? It's my 2 year old's favourite word.

When I was little we called them 'stinkies'. But my lot say either fart or trump. Trump is the one they favour and DS (age 3) finds by far the most hilarious. I never fart so remain silent on the subject.

Like Sidge, boff and pump mean doing the horizontal tango where I come from! Guff is phlegm.

I like fart! My 22 month old waves her hand at her bottom and shouts 'tinkin' when she lets rip and I think that's quite cute really, but I have no problems with farting, trumping, honking, treading on ducks, shooting rabbits or the like.

I'm bemused by those who've said it's not appropriate conversation matter outwith the Doctor's surgery though, surely if as parents we want to open chains of dialogue with our children then we have to accept that sometimes the subject matter isn't going to be to our liking?

Besides, what else can you think of that'll have every family member in hysterical laughter comparable to when someone lets slip a big tooter?

MumOfAPickle My youngest sibling is 10 years younger than me and I remember when he was potty training that 'wee-wee' was acceptable but 'pee-pee' was very rude so for me the word fart has always been on a par with the word pee. A little naughty, but not quite at the level of being a sweary word.

lol at this thread. Ds's fart bucket went straight in the bin (he forgot about it).

My mum told me off when my dd used the word 'fanny' (she was 2).

But then she did call a poo a 'pinky-ponky'.

I taught/teach my Dc's to say popping, but I was taught it was blowing off as a child.

sexbombbikerchick, your name and my email address have rather a lot in common

This thread is killing me.

Why, oh why, do people get so worked up about:
a.) words for bodily functions/ body parts
b.) bodily functions themselves?

When I was little, my mom really embarrassed me by telling me off for farting in front of the 'company'. She told me I should hold it in. I'll never forget the shame of it, or how tightly I used to clench my buttcheeks in the hope of pleasing her (oh, if only it was just a simple matter of not farting!).

So, now I'm grown up and have 2 dses, I am with those that think farts are funny. Always, in all circumstances.

While we're on the subject, consider the cultural relativism of the word, 'fanny'. In the US, it's a cute euphamism for bum. I once told a female British colleague to 'get her fat fanny over here!'

That was funny too.

Weirdet word for poo has to be my nan's - she called them "toilies" WTF???

(And just to be clear, I don't have a problem with the word fart, or talking about bodily functions, just that I think fart is only a suitable word somewhere past infant school age - think DD1 was around 9 or 10 before we accepted it as OK)

ROFL @ 'making smells'

We say "toot".

I hate hearing small children say fart

Oregonian - love the cultural confusions of fanny - whenever I hear the phrase "fanny pack" I think of a face pack for intimate parts...

My grandma says "A fox just ran under the bed".
No idea why!

we say Pumperooo! lol although DD whos 2.5 has started saying excuse me! bless her

We had to call farts "bombers" - no idea why.

A poo was called a "jobbie" - again no idea why.

I do love "who stood on a duck" and I shall use that from now on.

Did have to take a minute to control my laughter when 6 yr old informed me "I'm going up stairs for a piss"! Just doesn't sound right from the mouth of a mere babe.

My mum's first language is gaelic; I've no idea how to spell it but the word for fart is 'bromack'. So we do bromacks. Or 'Brrrrroumacks' if it's a big'un. DD, who's 3, finds them hilarious...

I know someone further donw the thread mentiioned that names for bottoms etc is whole new thread but what's everyone's view? I saw willy for DS and fanny for DD. Is that twee? Should I be saying penis and vagina?

We are defintiely in the fart camp. My nanny tried to teach them pump and I was horrified!!

we all say fart here.

though it was definitely considered a rude word when i was little at home.

dd2 can't quite pronounce it though and says "me done furt" in a sly out-the-corner of her mouth way that makes it even funnier

how can people not find farts funny??!!!

am FMSL at this thread

I like the term "Blast the Gas" better. Much more appropriate.

We call it a fart, always have done but we also used to call it a bomb. 'urghh dad have you just bombed?'