You wanna know a really easy solution to this? Since it's really not possible to shelter your kids from all the things you don't want them to hear and see out there, we've found it's really easy just to explain to our son that there are certain words out there that only adults get to use and certain things only adults get to do.
They're not "bad" words, they're just "adult" words. And since he's not an adult he's not allowed to use them. He got it right away. We also explain that some people, like his fellow students, and his teachers, DO consider those words to be "bad" and thus, he shouldn't use them if he doesn't want to escalate situations or to get into trouble.
You wanna know a really easy solution to this? Since it's really not possible to shelter your kids from all the things you don't want them to hear and see out there, we've found it's really easy just to explain to our son that there are certain words out there that only adults get to use and certain things only adults get to do.
They're not "bad" words, they're just "adult" words. And since he's not an adult he's not allowed to use them. He got it right away. We also explain that some people, like his fellow students, and his teachers, DO consider those words to be "bad" and thus, he shouldn't use them if he doesn't want to escalate situations or to get into trouble.