What to do when a child starts using Bad Words?

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I decided to think about a good way of dealing with the 'bad word' problem when I heard a 2 year old and 3 year old saying them. First thoughts? I will give out to them.. but would this solve the problem? No it wouldn't. It would only make them angry and I can guarantee that eventually they would say it again.

So what did I do? I talked to the older child and asked where they heard it and explained that sometimes adults say them words but this is not the language that children can use and I asked just not to use it. I started thinking about the way I dealt with the problem. Was it the right way to deal with it? Did I say the right things? Or maybe I should of ignore what I heard?

Children always did, are and will copy their parents or people minding them. This is how they learn so I started watching my own language carefully. Even the tone of the voice can be copied by them. When you are mad and use that kind of angry tone of voice the children will learn from you and do the same.

It is easier when they are your children because you have to mind only your own language. What if they are children you are minding? This is the situation I was in and I honestly talked to the parents without blaming but I made them aware of that a child knows all  the bad words and knows when to use it.  I was lucky that parent did not feel offended and working close with the parent made it easier to stop bad word saying.

How would you deal with it? Does your child use bad words? What was your first reaction?

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