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[quote=Anonymous]I need some advice about a situation that came up today with my daughter. She is 5yo (6 next month) and in Kindergarten. Every parent says this, but she is very inquisitive and picks up concepts quickly. Other than occasional sass, she doesn't really step out of line. Well. I got a call today from her teacher. Apparently the K-er's were playing simon says this morning. She says "Simon says touch your butt." I do not allow that word at home, as I find it vulgar, but I completely understand that others will disagree. The teacher who overheard it (not her homeroom teacher) decided to let it go without comment. The next time in the same game my daughter says "Simon says touch your vagina." She was immediately sent to the principal's office where they talked about appropriate behavior and language.

I am a mixture of mortified, concerned, enraged, disappointed. I'm quite strict about appropriate language, and she most definitely knows better than to say something like that. I teach my kids to use the anatomically correct words for the body party, but any time I've heard even a hint of bathroom humor or inappropriate humor (with her younger brother being the instigator), I shut it down.

There's the other part of me that is also just sick to my stomach at the thought of what this could also indicate (abuse), because it is so inappropriate for her to say that and what possible reason could she have unless she had heard it before?

Her dad thinks it isn't great, of course, but he also thinks this is "normal" and not that big of a deal since she's five.  I vehemently disagree and think greater punishment is warranted.  If you are still reading, any advice is appreciated, and even more so if it is kind. [/quote]

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