We don't censor words around here. My daughter knows what words are "not what anyone would like to hear a nice little girl say", but has never been punished in any way for using them. She has been put in charge of telling me to not use them. Often she says, "Daddy, don't say [expletive]"...
Absolutely. I censor myself, but remain open and frank about any and all topics she cares to discuss. Anything else would be neglectful of her, I'd say. I'm in agreeance that there is no one parenting style that works, just sharing mine, in case it strikes a chord in an otherwise frustrated parent who happens to be reading this thread.
Here's an interesting fact. The percentage of children who go to public school and then on to university for a Bachelor's degree is the same as the percentage of private school children. It's the interaction between parent and child, the parent's active involvement in the child's life and school work that makes the difference. That percentage, for the curious, is 12.
To name a thing, is to pay it respect.
I think the most important thing really is to make them clear what is reality and what is not and stress, that it's wrong to do crazy stuff in reality, just because you've seen it on TV.
I agree, reality and fiction need to be understood. Language in public needs to be taught as well...
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