The “S” Word
There are two things that can happen when you use a bad word in front of a child. The first is the worst: the child hears this new word, and then goes around using it as much as they can, especially in the checkout line of the grocery store…
or when grandparents come over to visit.
The second thing that can happen is that the child recognizes that you’ve used the word and they decide to tell on you. Unfortunately this doesn’t usually happen right when you say it. The kid usually brings it up about 4 days later, when you’ve forgotten that you said it.
Last Christmas I used the “s-word” in front of my niece.
She’s almost 4.