The days of washing your kid's mouth out with soap because they said a curse word appear to be on the wane-at least according to the results of a new national poll, which indicates most are pretty ...

Swear words aren't the end of the world, according to a new family study. But how you handle them can have an impact.

The shift reflects a broader change in parenting philosophy: moving from blind obedience to emotional intelligence. Parents are increasingly viewing swearing not as a moral failing, but as a ...

My 8-year-old grandson is experimenting with using borderline expletives: saying “Darn it!” but saying it in such a way that could be perceived as saying the more taboo word. My son, his father, and I ...

Most of psychologist Timothy Jay's research into profanity was exemplified by one moment in the car with his grandson. “We hit a speed bump and he said (an expletive),” Jay said. “But, he said it with ...

Dax Shepard has some unorthodox rules when it comes to his and Kristen Bell’s kids using curse words. “I fully swear in front of my kids. They are allowed to swear, not with impunity, but when it's ...

Licensed psychotherapist Colette Brown vividly remembers the first time she heard her then 10-year-old daughter use the "F-word." "I was a little shocked and I was a little charmed," she tells ...

TACOMA, Wash. — First there was the sound of 3-year-old feet running. Then a thud. Finally, Paul Nimmo heard a very audible swear word roll off his child’s tongue. After running to make sure his son ...

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