Securely Attached Q&A: How do I get my young kids to stop swearing?
Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Emily Upshur and I talk about...
- Unpacking your own feelings about swearing (or any undesirable behaviors) your child is engaging in.
- How to teach your child to attune to their environment and know when and where certain behaviors are appropriate and when and where they are not.
- Zooming out to identify what your child's intention is when they are swearing (to test boundaries, in anger, in silly moments, etc.) to help you know how to respond.
- When and how to use strategies that have the greatest likelihood of getting this behavior to stop.
- A playful script that can defuse the tension and keep you from feeling triggered.
- The big differences to the approaches you may want to try based on who is the recipient of inappropriate or hurtful language.
- How to get your children to disengage from each other's negative behaviors, instead of being fueled by each other.
- How Dr. Sarah and Dr. Emily handle swearing in their own homes with their kids.
- The benefits of swearing that may surprise you.
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🎧 Listen to my podcast episode about what to do when kids say they hate themselves
🎧 Listen to my podcast episode about what to do when kids say they hate you
🎧 Listen to my podcast episode about enforcing consequences that teach
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