Swearing son

[chapmanmum]

I have a son who is almost 6 in his first year of school. He is learning some lovely (NOT) words in the playground. His teacher says he is perfect in the classroom but all of these words come home and get used a lot. I have tried soap ( which he thought was funny). Then tried taking things from him such as computer time and dessert and going to bed early but nothing seems to stop the words from coming out agian a short time later. Its almost as is they have become a habbit. He is not a horrible child, sometimes hyperactive as boys are, I just want this swearing to stop as my husband and I dont swear. If anyone has a way to help please let me know.

[blondie111]

Hope it works for you good luck

[chapmanmum]

Thanks all so much, Im going to try the ignoring trick.

[blondie111]

I agree with littlesare because i have a boy who is going on Seven and he went through a phase of swearing bad words but i took no notice and he got bored never said them again well not as often as he use to, i do remember when he started, he wasnt long after starting school and at first i could nt believe this and kept telling him stop but that way it got worse so the ignoring worked big time...

[RockRose]

Does he get an allowance?  If he doesn't,  maybe now's a good time to start one.

If he gets,  like $3 a week break that down into dimes or quarters,  and put them in a nice jar.  Next to that,  put the "cuss jar",  an ugly jar with a coin slit in the lid.  When you hear him say a cuss word,  just quiely go over and put a dime ine cuss jar.  At the end of the week he has what's left in the allowance jar.

BTW - before you do this,  you have to tell him very calmly that we don't use nasty words,  because people will think he's not a nice boy and it isn't civil behavior.  And tell him which words exactly he can't use.  I bet he won't cuss more than like,  twice.

Best wishes.

[aMommy2one]

My three year old has recently started the same thing.  Ive just been telling her that those words are not words that little boys and girls shouldnt use.  I have noticed after three weeks of me telling her this, she is starting to catch herself when she says it and reverts to another word.

[littlesare]

try just ignoring the foul words and see what happens  my son swore at my 2 daughters and looked straight at me i ignored him and he hasnt swore since. But my friend tried ignoring it and her daughter carried on swearing so it dosent always work but it did for me