At what point did you withdraw 'inappropriate' things from DC?

[nomoreminibreaks]

I had my iPod on in the car with 11 month old DS and one of the songs had the F word in it. Then I had Friends on the TV while he was playing and they mentioned 'having sex'.

It made me wonder at what point do you stop your DC hearing/seeing more grown up things?

Obviously I'd be gutted if DS' first word was the F word but it doesn't seem likely to happen. Or am I being too relaxed about it?

I think once they are learning to talk (18 mo - 2 yrs) then think about moderating the language you use/listen to. My DS is a complete parrot at the minute so if he does hear a swear word he'll repeat it (but some of his normal words can also sound a bit iffy - cockcock for chololate for example!)

I wouldn't be concerned about DS hearing 'sex' or 'having sex' though...but definitely no swearing!

Hmm, I meant I wouldn't be concerned about the words sex/having sex, not DS actually listening to people having sex! That I might find a bit worrying!

I started thinking about what dd could see/hear at around 12 months. Shes now 16 months and copies things she sees and hears. I think if you are starting to think about and are more aware of what is going on around him niw would be a good time to start switching things off/over etc.

My DD is 10 and leading a very sheltered life is only just picking up on swear words. There's a Lily Allen song which i have played in the car when she's there but i skip the track if DS (7) is in the car too. She has the same album on her iPod but i didn't put that track on.

Dh and i don't swear but i'm aware that she will come into contact with it at high school so that's why i'm relaxing a bit now.

I don't think your DS will start repeating swear words at this age but you might want to think about sheltering him in the next 6 months or so.