Potty mouth talk

NJ905wife

I have a 5 and 2.5 yr old and everything is poop or poopyhead. Obviously they don't listen when I tell them not to say it. They say it to b funny, they use it as name calling when they're mad. Wwyd? Time out (which doesn't work)? Take something away?

UsedToBeGoldie

my boys say "poopyhead" all the time- but only being silly... not being mad, so I don't stop them... but yeah, if they were saying it mad I'd let them know we don't talk that way to other people.... "do mommy and daddy call YOU a poopyhead when we are angry with you?"... "if you say it again you will lose XZY"... depending on when it happens - i'd take away something that was about to happen... for my boys taking away dessert, a toy, book time before bed, usually does the trick.   I try to only do time outs when they are being violent and hurt each other.

BeachBaby07

To me it would be more about them not listening to what I was saying, I would not be OK with behavior I have asked to stop, to continue. They would lose something they loved after the 1st warning and be sent to their rooms after the 2nd warning if they did it again. Its all about following through with it. If you dont, they wont respond. I also would rather be tough and have it stop, then just be ineffective and have it continue on for a long time. 

N&V0514

Personally I'm not as concerned about potty talk as lots of parents.  I have heard much worse things coming out of the mouths of some kids.  Our deal is that we only speak like that in the house and not in front of people and they've been sticking w/ it.  My youngest slipped the other day and announced to everyone that he farted but he felt bed and apologized and said "I know we only talk about poop at home."

AngRoMarSi

Ugh...I've been dealing with this for the past 3 months or so with my 3 year old.  He started doing it sing-songy just being silly and I ignored a lot of it.  Then he started at daycare and they made a big deal out of it (not to talk that way etc).  It's gotten worse and now he does it for attention.  I wish they hadn't said anything and it probably would have gone away on it's own.  Now, we give a warning and then there's a consequence.  Taking away good behavior stickers (for not listening--he can get a max of 3 a day that works toward a small toy), taking away a book at night, etc.  

I like the pp idea about only at home and not in front of others...we may try that method.

NJ905wife

Thanks I think I will try putting them in their room. They only do it at home and when they r being silly that's one thing but if one takes a you from the other it's "your a poopy". That I don't like. I tried ignoring