I taught my kid that swear words (important note: this does not include derogatory names for groups of people) are just words that can carry a social consequence. When you are a child, this consequence isnât on you, as much as it is on your parents, who are responsible for you. As such, parents usually just ask their kids not to swear. Instead of that, I told him to ask me before he swore so I could explain the potential social consequences and we could make the decision together. So far, heâs asked a handful of times if he could swear at Trump while we watched the news. I found this perfectly acceptable, so he got to say âď˝ď˝ď˝ trumpâ. Once when he dislocated his knee, he asked to swear - I said yea, he yelled âHOLY SHIT OUCHâ and I asked if it made him feel better, he said it did. Once in traffic someone almost hit us and he asked to swear, I said yes - he said âThat guy is an ASSHOLEâ and I was like, yeah. 100% he was. Heâs never asked to swear at a time that I felt was inappropriate. I have 0 regrets about this parenting decision.