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What do you do to stop the swearing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 525789" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Years and years ago, one of the members here sent me a book she bought on Amazon called How to talk to kids so they'll listen and how to listen to kids so they will speak. It's a workbook in progress about effective communication, and there is another version for teens. It's one of the best gifts I ever got. She also sent me moose poop that I promptly ate too - it's delicious candy. But the book was invaluable as an insight and first step into thinking about how I sound to my son. </p><p></p><p>I had assumed like many people that I was a MOM therefore I had magially obtained the Mom language and my child would somehow just listen to my every word. I wish this book would be handed out to pregnant women in the doctors offices or everywhere you have to learn HOW to talk to people. Often times things you say has impact and you're not even aware that what you think is or should be taken as a nice compliment is actually hurtful. What does this have to do with cussing? Swearing? Name calling? (Shrug) maybe very little, but the book is an interesting read, and if you're constantly communicating with him in a manner that is effective it really takes the wind out of their sails and gives them a better example - not that the one you're setting now isn't good, but this can teach you to head a lot of things off at the pass so to speak. </p><p></p><p>Hope it helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 525789, member: 4964"] Years and years ago, one of the members here sent me a book she bought on Amazon called How to talk to kids so they'll listen and how to listen to kids so they will speak. It's a workbook in progress about effective communication, and there is another version for teens. It's one of the best gifts I ever got. She also sent me moose poop that I promptly ate too - it's delicious candy. But the book was invaluable as an insight and first step into thinking about how I sound to my son. I had assumed like many people that I was a MOM therefore I had magially obtained the Mom language and my child would somehow just listen to my every word. I wish this book would be handed out to pregnant women in the doctors offices or everywhere you have to learn HOW to talk to people. Often times things you say has impact and you're not even aware that what you think is or should be taken as a nice compliment is actually hurtful. What does this have to do with cussing? Swearing? Name calling? (Shrug) maybe very little, but the book is an interesting read, and if you're constantly communicating with him in a manner that is effective it really takes the wind out of their sails and gives them a better example - not that the one you're setting now isn't good, but this can teach you to head a lot of things off at the pass so to speak. Hope it helps. [/QUOTE]
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