Do you find the word "naughty" offensive.....

[j3]

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Being Irish I rarely use the word 'naughty' anyway, we use the word 'bold' instead, much better and more discriptive imo

Yes, but he might just read the covers! Oh god he's going to become horrid... clearly I can never take him into Waterstones again

someone once used the word bold on mn as in I smakced her vfor being bold or something and it led to some confusion if irc

But I want DS to grow up being bold

I find I don't need use the word naughty.

I just smack them and be done with it. They get the message.

Oh for god's sake - I can't believe there is even a discussion about whether the word naughty is offensive ....

Blardy hell ... I think it is time for a reality check ...
Am off to sample RL ...

In Ireland 'bold' means exactly the same as 'naughty'. We never use naughty and only really have referance of it from English story books. Bold is the word we use for bad behaviour.

what is the world coming to?

Ah yes - my Dad always said "bold". Caused considerable confusion with my friends...

I started this thread..going through the nusery policy booklet I came across a sentence "Words like naughty are not used in our nusery setting as we find this offensive"

J3 - fair enough - I thought that there was yet another wagging finger from up high dictating again......

I don't have problem with the word naughty..this baffled me

it is because it's an institutional setting so they have a statement on behaviour

so in other words outside that nusery setting it would not be considered "offensive"

I don't think it is offensive but they want to stop rabid mumsnetter parents biting their heads off if they overhear them using it

our playgroup doesn't use the word naughty either

but I don't use it much at home either, when dd1 bit dd2 the other day - full on, huge, wide mouth frog bite - I said it was a nasty thing to do and wrong

I didn't say she was nasty and wrong, just said what came naturally

I haven't read books or digested a thesis on it or done any hand wringing analysis

It is the word "offensive" that is the problem here isn't it.

Anyone who thinks that the word 'naughty' is 'offensive' is mad IMO.

I don't have a problem with people avoiding the word 'naughty' - I do myself, for all reasons listed before ....

"offensive", the word, is wrong here ...

I bet in the past someone has made a complaint and they have appeased the parent by writing in their book the word naughty is offensive..job done another satisfied customer

I had to sign a form the other day to confirm that they had informed me that dd2 (2.6yrs) had been hit on the head with a toy telephone

I mean, shocker, toddlers fighting over toys, whatever next

Obviously I withdrew her immediately from the dump to keep her from any further harm

no, don't find it offensive. I can't stand "silly" though

lol oliveoil

did signing the form waive your right to sue for psychological damage to you, your daughter, the telephone aggressor and your entire family?

I very much hope not.

How very naughty of them.

they said they couldn't tell me who did it

like I was arsed

and then dd1 came out and said X hit dd2 in the face and scratched her

how we sniggered at the breach of policy

twiglett, if you felt something tickling you , it was me kissing your feet.

I love you and want to have your babies.

[wink

at MB and prances gaily round the room in delight

Same as Cadburycremesquonk.

'My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry" what fab books they were - my absolute favourites as a young child. My dd is sometimes 'naughty' and I tell her so. Sometimes, she is 'good' and I tell her that too. The world's gone stark raving mad