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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm howling over this thread.  I'm so glad that fiddlesticks is being addressed!

I correct my son (almost 6) when he says fart, butt, stupid and dumb.  That's about the extent of the bad words he uses, although he loves screaming, "What the heck?!?" all the time.  It's a little crass, but I feel that I have bigger fish to fry with him.[/quote]

So what do you call a fart? When my 2yo farts, he says "excuse me, I farted." I'm not about to make him say "I passed gas" or even worse, "I tooted!" and I'm pretty conservative about language. The same with "butt," which is a body part! What pray tell do you use instead?

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Not the pp you are talking to, but my children also don't say fart/pee/doo-doo. [b]They say pass gas/urinate/defecate.[/b] [/quote]

I'm not about to make my 2yo say that. I don't think I could keep a straight face with his little squeaky voice saying "Mama, I need to defecate."

I prefer, "I used the restroom." If he needs to tell me what he did he can say pee or poop. This isn't a hospital.[/quote]

Does your child have speech difficulties? If not, not seeing how saying defecate/urinate is so different from being able to say pee/doo-doo. My children learned at age 2 and it was never an issue again. When you're potty-training, saying "I used the restroom" doesn't always cut it because it's a natural thing to ask what they did if they say they need help wiping. [/quote]

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