Sweary Toddler - please help!

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My lovely 22mo ds is a bit of a late-comer to speaking but has now started to soak up words like a sponge! Unfortunately this has led him to copying someone (possibly his dad!) in saying 'fox sake' or 'for fox sake'. How do I stop him from swearing? Help me please mn!

Do I ignore or tell him no? He's a stubborn wee person so no isn't always listened to iykwim.

Mine copied the same phrase. We changed it to Oh Bother and made it comical and with a head shake, hands on hips and a foot stamp. She became so enamoured copying this new more fun phrase and action that she forgot all about the other now more boring one.

Well for now anyway....

My advice would be ignore your DC when they say this and try to change what you say 'oh bother' or 'oh blimey' or something that you can say without laughing!

It will pass if you stop saying it and ignore them saying it. My DS said exactly the same. I am currently trying to remedy the phrase 'oh my god' he is nearly 5 and it gets harder with age. Watch what you say they only copy (easier said than done!!!)
HTH

yep, ignore the "fox sake" and substitute with something less offensive, we went for "fiddlesticks".. it does pass, but generally not until they've said it very loudly somewhere embarrassing.

Thanks for the advice I did think ignore & distract but then doubted myself. Never had these problems with his sister!

Yes I have no doubt that he will start using this at the childminder or some equally embarrassing situation - what makes it seem worse is that it is in context! Usually when his toys don't cooperate

Dd is always in context too. Same reason. Funny and mortifying and well surprisingly clever eh?

Ignore and it will stop - so long as whoever the child is hearing from also stops saying it in front of them. no worries.