Do you curse at your children? Have you told them to "Shut Up" lately?

How are our children going to learn good communciation skills if the adults in their lives don't have control of their communcation skills?

I have not said shut up lately because he has been in texas for 6 weeks :giggle


We are going through a stage where he tells me its rude to say shut up. I explain that it is rude to interrupt and when I asked him to wait a minute and he didnt I was left with no choice than tobe rude back. He was understanding this when he left and my mom was working onit too. She tells him people wouldnt tell him to shut up if he would obey their first request. I dont do it often but it sure does prove my point. He has learned shut up is rude and there are nicer ways to talk to people.

Yesterday I heard my neighbor scream out the door to her children "Get your asses in here now damn it!" they are 8 and 11 :shock

I'll admit I am horrible with my cussing. Not specifically at the kids but just in general. I know Im horrible with using "pick your crap/shit up now" or "your pissing me off". I do try to work on my tongue but it's been difficult. I grew up around it and have always had a foul mouth.

I have been very lucky though that my kids have yet to this date *knock on wood* spew any foul word from their mouth. They are very good about using other metaphors. Like my snotters, fudruckus, etc

I curse but curb it around the kids. Sometimes it slips out and make it a point to chastise myself in front of them. I will sit forever trying to get the kids to say what's on their minds. It works well, they tell me everything.

I don't say shut up. I say please be quiet, or lower your voice in the house. If they want to say something they know to come up to me and say excuse me, mama or mama, ......

No. If they interrupt us, then I let them know that we were talking and to wait their turn.

I do not tell my kids to shut up-that is rude but I do say be quiet

Well being that my DH is a sailor i have had to tell him to watch what he says around our son and I also have caught myself a few times saying things that i shouldnt which we both really need to stop because I sure dont want our son saying bad words to other people and specially at such a young age too. sometimes its hard to catch yourself.

I think it is horrible when parents cuss at their kids whether it is out of anger or not. It is not appropriate and I would like to think they would watch themselves.