Comments on: Language and Your Kids http://wtfarewegoingtodonow.com/155/dad/language-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad http://wtfarewegoingtodonow.com/155/dad/language-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Brad Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:01:27 +0000 http://wtfarewegoingtodonow.com/?p=12#comment-7 Yes I do have to remind Liam that cursing is against the rules at school. Of course the only time I have ever been called by the principal on it she was fairly understanding, and then in her best politician voice tried to placate. She didn't want disturbing my nap to negatively influence my opinion of the school levy vote apparently. Of course if I could have voted with the caveat of give everyone but her a raise I would have. Waking a grouchy guy on enough narcotics and muscle relaxants to subdue a small horse, to tell them their son loudly said "shit that hurts!" after being hit in the face with a basketball wasn't a bright move on her part. A note home would have been fine since they were sending a note to tell me about the basketball anyways. Yes I do have to remind Liam that cursing is against the rules at school. Of course the only time I have ever been called by the principal on it she was fairly understanding, and then in her best politician voice tried to placate. She didn’t want disturbing my nap to negatively influence my opinion of the school levy vote apparently. Of course if I could have voted with the caveat of give everyone but her a raise I would have. Waking a grouchy guy on enough narcotics and muscle relaxants to subdue a small horse, to tell them their son loudly said “shit that hurts!” after being hit in the face with a basketball wasn’t a bright move on her part. A note home would have been fine since they were sending a note to tell me about the basketball anyways.

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]]> By: tejas http://wtfarewegoingtodonow.com/155/dad/language-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5 tejas Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:31:22 +0000 http://wtfarewegoingtodonow.com/?p=12#comment-5 I am a firm believer in situational vocabulary (or so I call it). I swear like a sailor. :-) I don't believe in 'good' or 'bad' words. Words have no inherent moral value. My 14 year old has learned a lot of interesting words, both from me and others, but along about the time I was teaching her about the need to wear clothes in public and not to eat off the floor, we also talked about language. She can say anything she wants to in her bedroom. That's her space and she's in charge (more or less ;-). In our home, with just the two of us, I told her I wouldn't wig out if she cursed in front of me (just not at people because that gets into a whole new issue that has little to do with language). The only deterrent is that I'd probably want to *talk* about it with her. ;-) However, I reminded her that it was against the rules to curse at school. I also reminded her that her dad wouldn't like it and neither set of grandparents would understand. That clicked. She can easily shift language modes based on who she's with and what the situation is. It's automatic for her. The only 'complaint' I've ever gotten from her teachers about her speech is that sometimes there's too much of it. ;-) I am a firm believer in situational vocabulary (or so I call it). I swear like a sailor. :-) I don’t believe in ‘good’ or ‘bad’ words. Words have no inherent moral value.

My 14 year old has learned a lot of interesting words, both from me and others, but along about the time I was teaching her about the need to wear clothes in public and not to eat off the floor, we also talked about language. She can say anything she wants to in her bedroom. That’s her space and she’s in charge (more or less ;-) . In our home, with just the two of us, I told her I wouldn’t wig out if she cursed in front of me (just not at people because that gets into a whole new issue that has little to do with language). The only deterrent is that I’d probably want to *talk* about it with her. ;-)

However, I reminded her that it was against the rules to curse at school. I also reminded her that her dad wouldn’t like it and neither set of grandparents would understand. That clicked. She can easily shift language modes based on who she’s with and what the situation is. It’s automatic for her. The only ‘complaint’ I’ve ever gotten from her teachers about her speech is that sometimes there’s too much of it. ;-)

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