Off Limit(S) Words In Your Home

[Sugar Magnolia]

"booooooorrrrrring"
"stuuuuupid"
"gimme that"

[clep]

See, I played the Elmo version last week and at first dcg would say "I'm Elmo, and I know it," but then she started saying the "sexy" part again once it was in her head.

We played it alot!!!! Drove me crazy but seem to have worked. Maybe if you play it more? Haha

[jojosmommy]

I have most of the ones that have been said as well. However, lately I've struggled with one phrase that a dcg says. "I'm sexy and I know it."

I just don't find it appropriate that a 3yo thinks she needs to say that. I know it's a song that people can't seem to escape from (a FB friend hates it, and she traveled all the way to South Korea and said she still heard it there).

I agree with the words the pp said but additonally I have a 6 yr old boy who says this all the time. I just say "not here" He gets the point.

Someone already posted it but I don't allow the gun sounds, fake shooting, die/dead etc obsession. Just annoys me.

I also don't allow any potty talk. One dcb says "bye buttface" everyday when he leaves. He never tries it here because he knows better but since dad allows him to do whatever he wants he says it on the way out everyday. Someday I am going to lose it on the both of them but until then I ignore.

[AmyLeigh]

Two that I didn't see on the list yet:

Shut up

and...

When I have older SA's here, I add "gay" to the list, since it's most often said as an insult.

Yes, yes, yes.

[AmyLeigh]

I have most of the ones that have been said as well. However, lately I've struggled with one phrase that a dcg says. "I'm sexy and I know it."

I just don't find it appropriate that a 3yo thinks she needs to say that. I know it's a song that people can't seem to escape from (a FB friend hates it, and she traveled all the way to South Korea and said she still heard it there).

That darn m&ms commercial! One of my boys reenacted it today, down to the whipping his shirt off. I did all I could to keep from laughing, though.

[Country Kids]

What words (aside from obvious swear words) are not acceptable to use in your home and which do you let slide?

Some of mine are:
retard/retarded
stupid
freaking/frickin (might as well be saying the F word)
fire



My dcm came to me last week concerned that dcb (JUST 2) has bad language. Specifically NO and MINE. I almost laughed. Those are the only two words he really has to 'defend' himself from the older kids when they want to take something. I LIKE that he will now come to me and say "Dat mine!" and point to a toy that some other child just snatched instead of hitting the kid (like before). Or saying "No" when I ask if he wants more food instead of whining and me having to guess. I thought 'no' and 'mine' were pretty standard toddler words. ?

Is the child telling the parent NO? I can't handle when a child will tell me NO when I'm trying to correct them or trying to get them to do something. I have one thats getting really bad about it and I'm about ready to climb the walls. Anything you say to the child they respond with NO.

Maybe thats what the child is concerned about more then anything.

[spud912]

I'm pretty much the same as all of you. I guess the only thing that really irritates me that I try to curb is "I want ......"
I know it sounds silly to get irritated at something so normal to say, but I am really big on manners and I've got all the kids trained now to ask for something by saying "may I please have ..." for the bigger kids or "please ...." for the little children. They also have to respond to yes/no questions by saying "yes please" or "no thank you."

[Childminder]

Any whining words; IIII wantttt thattt! Givvvve meeeee!
Any tattling.
Potty words, at the table especially. These consist of everything that has to do with going potty; poopy, poop head, fart, wee wee, you turd, butt head, etc…
Stupid
Ding Bat
Kill as in "I'll kill you."
Dead as in "you're dead" or "Dead Meat."
I hate you.
Dumb dumb.

[EchoMom]

I had a SA say, "The baby's got a turd in his diaper!" I promptly cringed and said oh no no we don't say that, you can say "The baby's got a stinky."

My pet peeve, not a bad word but I can't stand it, is "sure." UGH!!!! Do you want to do an art project? Sure. Do you want me to make you a delicious lunch? Sure. I hate it because to me it communicates (when said in a flat tone) that the kid doesn't really care, take it or leave it, and that makes me so offended! If you don't really care then heck no I'm not going to drag out all the art supplies!

All my kids learn real quick that I expect No thank you and yes please. I even make my husband say it too and I had a fit when my husband said "Sure." to me, ugh! No way!

[Hunni Bee]

Im pretty much the same as you all. No bathroom words/sounds, no gun/killing talk, no saying they hate or dont like anyone, no girlfriend/boyfriend/sex talk, no insults (lately they've been telling people their breath stinks).

I also discourage rude talk ( shut up, duh, get out my face, etc) and saying someone is lying (we say "telling untruths" instead).

[nothingwithoutjoy]

Wow, I'm feeling pretty lucky; "my" kids have relatively "clean" mouths! I have very few hard-and-fast rules, but I don't allow "yuck" or any variation about food you've been served (b/c it's totally contagious, and all of a sudden no one wants to eat it, and also because it's incredibly rude when someone's gone to the trouble to cook for you.) And recently, I've been stopping them from saying "oh, my God!" which comes up all the time and is ok in most of their families, but is really not something I want my daughter saying.

[dave4him]

Yeah i try to keep all the 'mean' hurting words out as much as possible.

[BumbleBee]

Funny story: Had mom of newly 2 yr old come in crying one day. I was concerned and, of course, asked her what was wrong. Turns out her 2 yr old had told her "no" that morning. I put on my best poker face and explained normal 2 yr old language.

Onto the words:

Stupid
Hate
Shut up
Dumb
Retard/retarded
Gay/fag
Idiot
Moron
Indian (when talking about Native Americans)
Negro/other n word
Chink

Racism runs rampant where I live, can you tell?

[familyschoolcare]

I do not allow not nice words icluding but not limited to I am going to kill/hurt you and Find then I will kill/hurt myself. I am talking with the parents of the biggest offender of that one and s/he is getting help.

I also do not allow Oh my god or any version of it, I do not call it a bad word I simply ask the children not to talk that way in my house untill the stop.

[dave4him]

My kids love using No, and they do it while shaking their heads too, funny children