I’m being interviewed on BBC Radio West Midlands today about stories when people have actually had their mouths washed out with soap for swearing! But is it a thing of the past or an urban myth? What have you done when your kids have sworn? Drop me a comment ….. and let […]
I’ve been interviewed on BBC Radio Tees and BBC Radio Liverpool today about the Headteacher of Meeching Valley Primary School in Newhaven who has told parents in the school newsletter to stop swearing in front of their children as the children are bringing foul language into the classroom. As a former Deputy Head I […]
I’m discussing swearing on BBC Radio Wales as most children learn how to swear before they even know the alphabet, according to a new book that examines bad language and its origins out today. English speakers also use a swear word on average once in every 140 words, roughly the same proportion as the […]
I remember Bridget Hickey, a girl in my class at school, teaching her toddler twin sisters the most foul mouthed words she could think of at the swings in Tooting when I was about 13 – as her Mum had remarried and she was angry and jealous of her siblings. Today my guest blogger is Laura […]
OVER TWO THIRDS OF PARENTS ALLOW CHILDREN TO SWEAR: 4 IN 5 PARENTS SWEAR IN FRONT OF KIDS I was reading a survey about swearing today and it got me pondering…… Research has found that over two-thirds of parents allow their children to swear without punishment, effectively accepting the practice and 4 in 5 parents swear […]
