Re: Swearing
What are your house rules on swearing?
What sorts of conversations (not lectures) have happened about curse words and why they are offensive, why they are rude, and why they are disrespectful?
Is he swearing AT people or just in general? "Bleep you, Mom" is different than saying "bleep!" when he stubs his toe. One is verbal abuse. The other is just a reaction to pain.
Is there a chance he's doing it for attention-- for a reaction from you? How's your connectedness to him right now-- one-on-one time? Filling his love tank?
ETA: Reality is that he's going to hear cursing. Limiting exposure is good, if you can, but if he's in school, he's going to hear it. The question is how does your family deal with it, and what are the language expectations in your family?
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