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What's the time and place for swearing? I'm not sure there exists any middle schooler who doesn't swear like a sailor, let alone a 13+ year old. Swearing in is
by xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
What's the time and place for swearing? I'm not sure there exists any middle schooler who doesn't swear like a sailor, let alone a 13+ year old.
Swearing in isolation doesn't hurt anyone. There's much worse things that can be spoken. It's much healthier to encourage children to not conceal things around their parents. Teaching them to censor themselves is counter protective to an open, trusting dialogue.
- throw_m239339 4y ago> Teaching them to censor themselves is counter protective to an open, trusting dialogue. Teaching them kids to behave publicly without resorting to profanities at every opportunity is the best thing a parent can teach their kids if the goal is to prepare them to enter professional life. It's about self-control, not censorship. Any idea or opinion, even the most controversial ones, can be expressed without resorting to vulgarity. It's anything but counter productive, quite the opposite. If the price to pay is some random youtuber getting less ad revenue then it's a very small price.
- encryptluks2 4y agoRight? Kids need to learn to communicate without profanities. If they can't do it, then they are going to have far worse problems and likely already do.