Ds 7yo is a bit fascinated with rude words at the moment...
I don't swear. Dh might do quietly when doing a bit of diy but always in his native language, which ds doesn't speak anyway. We only watch age appropriate programmes with him/ he's not keen on tablet but again only age appropriate content.
However, Ds is clearly exposed to some words at school/ clubs now. He knows there is f word, s word... although does not seem to know the actual words yet. There's a lot of 'What the...'.
He said 'dick' out loud yesterday - not at anything or anyone but just sounding it out loud really. His friend taught him it when they were looking at dic-tionaries at school. I didn't react. He then said 'oops, that's a bad word!' and I said 'don't say it then' casually and carried on with whatever we were doing...
My ds can be very impulsive. He says things like bum and poo often and thinks they are hilarious (is that a bit immature at 7?). I'm a bit worried that when he does go on to learn swear words he won't be able to stop himself from saying them. I obviously tell him there are words we don't use because they are offensive but I think at school, when heard from peers they sound too cool to resist?
He doesn't know what dick is. Do I sit and explain to him the meaning(s) of these words as and when he absorbs them? If he doesn't know what they mean and only knows they can be naughty is he likely to use them more often?
I'm usually a very matter of fact when he asks questions - like when he asks about death, etc.
Just wondering what other parents' approach is. TIA