Stop Swearing In front Of Kids

Kids

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By Staff

Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 11:19

Swearing in front of kids is not a very good idea. A new study has revealed that nine out of 10 parents swear in front of their kids. An average kid witnesses either of their parents spell out expletives a week, up to 86 percent confessing that they felt their parents swearing and the language of celebrities like Gordon Ramsay and Jonathan Ross set a bad example.

The study was carried out by research site youngpoll.com showed that 3000 of 11 year olds started using swear words at an earlier age as they were exposed to it by their parents. More than one in three have asked their parents to stop swearing and half admitting it upset them.

We need parents to be the ones to put their children right before they ever get to school with "please" and "thank yous", rather than leaving it to teachers, the Telegraph quoted Peter Foot, chairman of the Campaign for Courtesy, as saying.

"But this is awful, appalling really. There are some age groups now who can't say a single sentence without the F-word in it," he added. A spokesman for research site youngpoll.com, which conducted the study, said: "When youngsters hear their parents use swear words so frequently, it's inevitable that they will pick up bad habits.

"Parents should be aware that children are easily influence and will try to replicate what they say whether it's swear words or not. "When adults hear a young child swear it's very easy to find it humorous, yet any use of bad language should be nipped in the bud at an early age." AGENCIES