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Help needed with swearing teenager
Posted by: Juliet Surrey Posts: 14
I have a 16 year old daughter. I have very few complaints. She works hard at school and is well behaved. She is very little trouble, but she swears a lot in the house. Not at anyone, but in conversation. I don't like it and she knows that, but it doesn't stop her. I wonder if I am being old fashioned and should just thank my lucky stars that I know where she is every night and she is little trouble. I don't want to damage a good relationship.
Complain About This Post Posted: 21/Apr/11 at 8:34:53
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Posted by: Juliet Surrey Posts: 14
This Question was answered during our Live Forum Event by Parent Confidential.
Your daughter does sound very trouble free for a teen so that’s great!
However you are not being unreasonable in wanting to have conversations without swearing in your home and it isn’t old fashioned to dislike swearing.
How have you broached this subject with your daughter?
It may be an idea, as she does sound sensible, to sit down and talk to her about why you don’t want her to speak like that in the house. You can’t control how she speaks outside and she probably won’t be able to change her vocabulary overnight. But it seems reasonable to ask her to at least make an effort when she speaks to you to keep the swearing out or to a minimum.
A good relationship won’t be ruined by you talking to her as someone who is capable of understanding and respecting why you don’t like that language and asking her to make an effort to curb it when she is with you.
It may be that whilst you have told her you don’t like it, she has not really taken on board that it is an issue for you.
Have a think through how a conversation about it would go, and be sure to let her know how much you appreciate the fact that in all but this one respect she is a great daughter!
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Complain About This Post Posted: 21/Apr/11 at 8:38:32
