LOS ANGELES -- Although there's no absolute proof backing them up, parents swear kids are dropping more F-bombs than ever before -- and they're worried sick about the collateral damage. Some are even ...

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 ...

While the f-word becoming more normal than a 'hi', casual swearing has become somewhat normalized, the issue of whether ...

Adolescents and preteens are swearing more publicly than ever — especially at school, experts say. It's conversational swearing — in the hallways and in the classroom — that is on the rise, says ...

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 ...

Swearing is a 'useful indicator of emotional states,' and it's no surprise that children as young as 2 indulge. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) The other morning, on the way to school, my eighth-grade ...

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 ...

A viral child’s potty mouth directed at a popular dancing and talking cactus toy intrigued social media users, including Ms. Tina Knowles, mother of Solange and Beyoncé, who made an individual ...