DS speech - he's dropping ts, and sounding rough 😓

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DS 15 doesn't sound like us anymore - he listens to lots of YouTube football chat I think and is dropping ts everywhere, using some rough slang - what would you do? Constantly nagging just feels awful and is exhausting 😪 😞 😓

I don't have teenagers
But find this attitude a bid mean. Would you do this to an adult or other person? I don't know if its because parents still view their teens as children? But the lack of respect shown for them on mumsnet is so sad.

There's no lack of respect. It's a two way street and we take the same criticism on the chin too.

And, yes, I would do the same to an adult with whom I have an equal relationship as my kids.

@Gatehouse77

I don't have teenagers But find this attitude a bid mean. Would you do this to an adult or other person? I don't know if its because parents still view their teens as children? But the lack of respect shown for them on mumsnet is so sad.

There's no lack of respect. It's a two way street and we take the same criticism on the chin too.

And, yes, I would do the same to an adult with whom I have an equal relationship as my kids.

What so you'd take the piss out of how a close adult relative speaks? Sounds a bit lacking in respect to me.

I'm in the cotswolds. All dds friends are road men.

She has literally just said 'you get me' on a computer game.

The last thing I want is a social leper on the fringes of her peer group.

So, if it is just language and school work is ok I am ok.

Aha! Hyacinth Bucket it's so lovely to hear from you ...

Nothing wrong with a bit of code switching.

If you speak well at home he'll probably come back to it but I agree & hate it!

My DC are often complimented on how they speak (as am I). I was often called posh at school as I don't have a cornish accent (& live in Cornwall) but it has stood me in good stead & I think it helps to be taken more seriously in a professional environment.

I'm not strict or mean about it but I do pick them up if the drop words or sounds when they speak. My youngest has been going through a phase of pronouncing his r's a bit too heavily but I've noticed he's changing it himself now.

It's a bit like making them improve their handwriting even if it's legible, better to be tidy if possible.

I don't let them say H pronounced 'haitch' either, must be 'aitch' but they're not allowed to correct other people or teachers!

Spoken language is important!