Dealing w/ the F Bomb

[LD92599]

DS has started saying the F-Bomb all the time! He says it as we're out walking, around the house, etc. I'm trying to stop laughing when he says it because that's probably going to make it worse! I don't say it in general (can probably count on one hand the # of times i've said it).

Any suggestions? TIA!

[ktdid74]

That's hard Laura! I was the one who got DS to say that word first. We were watching a hockey game on TV and I exclaimed "Oh F...!!" He said it, we went silent, and he only said it a few more times then stopped.
Depending on how long he keeps saying it, you may have to do the little talk about "bad words". Maybe give him another cool sounding word to yell. I didn't vote cause I would first try to ignore it, then maybe do the "we don't use those words" method.
Good luck- and I know how hard it is not to laugh :)

[bcky2]

i didnt vote because i do the old switcharoo, i ask ds something like honey are you trying to say pluck or any other word that sounds close and then ds starts saying that word. it usually works :)

[kristine_elen]

I had the same problem recently after my friend stayed with us and forgot to clean up her language. Someone here recommended I tell him he really meant to say another word. It worked; I said, "No, honey, it's pronounced TRuck! TRuck! Vroom vroom!"

Maybe he seemed a little weird going around yelling "Truck!" but it was better than the alternative. The whole thing only lasted a few days. Now he says, "Oh, dear." (Which is much more mild than anything husband or I would say, so I'm not sure where he got it, but it's pretty funny. He'd better lose that by grade school, though, or I'm sure he'll get the, um, shirt beat out of him.)

[MMEand1]

"Now he says, "Oh, dear." (Which is much more mild than anything husband or I would say, so I'm not sure where he got it, but it's pretty funny"

Does your DS watch The Wiggles? My DS picked up the "Oh Dear" from Captain Feathersword. He whines a lot and always says "Oh Dear".
Mariah P.

[TraciG]

Well so far i'm the only one who said I would say no we dont use this word, it's not nice, who know's though I haven't experienced this yet !

[ellies mom]

We haven't got to that stage yet but it is sure to be any day now. The discussed plan is to ignore it as best we can (no laughing). If is continues either have the we don't use those words or distract her with another one.

[mudder17]

Oh, yikes! I'm not looking forward to that. Okay, I would just replace the word. So when he says it, hand him a fork (toddler fork or something like that) and say, "Oh, you mean Fork!"


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[JElaineB]

I do the same as a couple of others. If he says "oh f***" (hmmm...wonder where he got that from? ;)) I say "oh truck!" and he repeats "oh truck" so it gets it off his mind and doesn't make it a forbidden, and therefore more tempting, word.

Jennifer
mom to Jacob 9/27/02

[mama2galpals]

i usually do the same thing. i'll make it into a different word or i'll ignore it depending.

btw i near about died the other day when my two year old dropped her marker and said OH SH-- exactly like one might say it. i ignored but now i'm trying to really watch my language. lol





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