Ask Amy: Should I Care If My Teenagers Curse?
How do we tell our kids not to curse when they insist that everyone around them\u2014maybe even their parents\u2014do so? Amy explains different scenarios for cursing and what she deems appropriate for her own kids.\nA listener asks:\n"Can you talk about when kids curse, when we curse...does it matter? My kids are almost 13 and 15 and they say everyone curses. We allow some cursing\u2014heck, we have even been known to toss out some ourselves\u2014but now I think my oldest curses too much and yet she is a straight A student."\nWhen it comes to younger kids, Amy explains, it pays to be strict about cursing or else you'll run out of room to enforce rules around such things when they're older.\nThere's a big difference between cursing at, say, a stubbed toe, and cursing at someone or calling them a curse word. The latter never flies in Amy's house. You can also differentiate for your kids the kinds of conversations that happen amongst friends and those that occur in formal settings like school and work.\nSpecial thanks to our sponsor, Pampers:\nFor trusted protection, choose Pampers, the #1 Pediatrician Recommended Brand.\xa0Download the Pampers Club App today\xa0to start earning free diapers.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices