Mom Confessions
Or otherwise titled: "I hope you don't speak to your kids that way!"
The sentence that just came out of my mouth, directed at DD: "I would like you to go get dressed. If you're able to do this in a timely manner then you may be able to engage in some sort of recreational activity before we leave."
She's five. I found myself reflecting on that sentence after I spoke it. Many would say that's too advanced for a child of her age, but since she began speaking in sentences that's how I've spoken to her. Not every sentence is put so eloquently. Sometimes I'm brief and occasionally I'm long winded. It provides her the opportunity to hear vocabulary she isn't necessarily exposed to on a regular basis outside of our home. When she doesn't understand, she asks, and I define the word or break down the phrase so she knows.
The sentence struck me. Sometimes my mom rolls her eyes at me because she thinks DD wouldn't understand. She's fairly precocious and I love the English language, as well as I love teaching her about it.
For good measure, I feel like I should throw an eff bomb in here, because my children are also exposed to the gutteral language. So, fuck.
Do you swear in front of your kids? Do you use large words with them?
The sentence that just came out of my mouth, directed at DD: "I would like you to go get dressed. If you're able to do this in a timely manner then you may be able to engage in some sort of recreational activity before we leave."
She's five. I found myself reflecting on that sentence after I spoke it. Many would say that's too advanced for a child of her age, but since she began speaking in sentences that's how I've spoken to her. Not every sentence is put so eloquently. Sometimes I'm brief and occasionally I'm long winded. It provides her the opportunity to hear vocabulary she isn't necessarily exposed to on a regular basis outside of our home. When she doesn't understand, she asks, and I define the word or break down the phrase so she knows.
The sentence struck me. Sometimes my mom rolls her eyes at me because she thinks DD wouldn't understand. She's fairly precocious and I love the English language, as well as I love teaching her about it.
For good measure, I feel like I should throw an eff bomb in here, because my children are also exposed to the gutteral language. So, fuck.
Do you swear in front of your kids? Do you use large words with them?
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No, and yes. -
I do curse in front of her occasionally, but I do try not to. I have always spoken to her as an adult, right from day one. I receive compliments constantly about her extensive vocabulary.
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Fuck yeah!
Seriously though I do cuss in front of my kids. I always have and except for my daughter saying oh shit before she was 2, she hasn't repeated. -
I think as long as you understand that they might need a word explained to them once or twice, it's very helpful to expose your child to a lot of different words. To them, a big word is not necessarily harder to understand, even if it might be hard for them to repeat. -
My 4 year old has an advanced vocabulary that just floors her dr. And my 6 year old shocks her teacher daily. Why? Because that is how we have always spoken to them. "If you do not finish cleaning your room in a timely manner you will have consequences" "we shall be at home shortly".
My kids know what that means and that is how they talk. -
Yep to both.
They know they can't drop f bombs, and they pop out with the biggest words sometimes.
For the longest time ds refused to use contractions. He also fell in love with the word rather. -
I don't swear in front of our daughter, but I do use big words with her :). Usually she gets it pretty well! Lol.. She's 3. -
Yes and yes I try not to cuss but I have minor road rage and I get really into football but other than that not really -
No I don't swear at all and think it's trashy, especially in front of children. No, I don't use big words, but say what I know my child would understand.
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Yes and yes.
My five year old who is nine now started using words like unfortunately, apparently, circumstances, furthermore..etc. She uses them because I do while talking to her and have always talked to her in a mature manner.
My mom hates it, she believes it makes her grow up too fast. I dont see the problem.