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 ...

Fewer than half of parents (47%) think it’s never OK for a child to use swear words, according to new results from the C.S.

Today's parents may be growing more relaxed about their children using curse words, according to a national poll.

Parents don’t agree on when kids should swear. A new poll explores how families balance language, age, and social influence.

Parents are becoming more lenient with their kids swearing. A University of Michigan survey found that fewer than half of ...

A University of Michigan survey found only about half of parents say their kids should never use curse words. A high-yield ...

A new poll from University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital finds that only 47% of parents say swearing is never OK and children are taking advantage of the ...

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 ...

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 ...