Hi all i need help. My 3 year old keeps saying the F word and i am so sick of it. I have smacked,i have ignored it and i have used the soap.It dosnt seem to register.What is left to do my other 2 never swore so i don't no how to tackle this one.
I had a child that was like that. Not that we used it in the home, but a friend of mine that used to come over did. I ended up telling off the friend in front of my child, and that worked a treat - that mum was actually going off at another adult for using a naughty word. After this worked, if he occassionally slipped up, I used a ploy that every time he said it I would get sad, because using those words saddened me, and he didn't like to see me sad.
I used pepper with mine. Not alot.... just dabbed my finger on the lid and stuck it in his mouth. Worked a treat.
mum2b84's was a good idea! And the naughty chair comment! Im a little less with the corporal punishment with my second child, so I would try these first and if they didnt work I would go the pepper.
Continue to ignore it or try to explain to her calmly that there are some words that you don't like hearing. If she is hearing the words in the home, then she will use them too, as she will think it is normal for them to be used. Children learn things by example, and she has picked this up from someone she looks upto and spends a lot of time with.
I agree with Arna 100% on this one - especially at the age of 3. There will be only a few role models that she is learning this from, and if you can ensure that inappropriate language is not used in her presence, and ignore her efforts - in time she will stop. She will only continue to use it while she gets a reaction - whether the it is harsh or not. She is old enough to learn from time outs and to understand that it upsets other people to hear such words, patience and persistence are the keys to winning this one.
consistency from you is the only way he will stop, every time he says it either put him on a naughty spot or take away the toy or activity he is doing and tell him sternly that mummy does not like that naughty word..... A 3 yr old just thinks its funny to say they really don't understand why they cant say it..... this worked for me, if it doesn't work well he will stop eventually x
Yeah gotta love this one, mine was doing it in two languages, so slaps for both dad and mum....
Every time he swore I'd tell him it was a bad word and depending on the language he used would tell him, this is a bad word for maman, or for papa.... And now I don't let it slip around him, but papa does, and he now tells off papa every time he hears it...
My only problem is now trying to get him to understand that phuque is not a bad word in french it means seal... So now every time I show him his seal and say Phuque he says "maman bad word".... So it kind of confused him a bit...
My 2 year old was using the f word too until i realised he was trying to say truck so we had to actually reward the swearing lol.
The only thing i can suggest is some time out or sitting them down and talking to them about why they are using the word. Maybe they are trying to get your attention and by saying the word they are getting that.
What about a time out chair or time out corner, take their favourite toy or item away from them for a day or so. That's always worked with my kids. Hoping this will work for you too.
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