Snowy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Reassurance needed here from those of you with children. PLEASE remind me that they grow out of toilet talk Every other word out of Matthews mouth at the moment is 'stinky'. I know there are worse, but I'm fed up of hearing it and even more fed up of saying 'stop saying that' It's a constant stream of 'stinky', stinky bottom, stinky bum, stinky Dan, stinky lady, stinky man (to the neighbours ), stinky me, stinky mummy etc etc ad infinitum .... I've tried ignoring it, tried time out on the stairs, come close to a smack a few times too. He does have a very good vocabulary range and can be very talkative when he wants to be, just that his preferred talk is stinky! ... he WILL grow out of it ... ... he WILL grow out of it ... ... he WILL grow out of it ... ... he WILL grow out of it ... ... he WILL grow out of it ... *sits and rocks in the corner* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlover Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 try ignoring it, it sounds stupid but if one of mine picks up something like this from school, which they do every other day if i keep on at them not to do it it drives me crazy and they just keep on saying it, if you dont give him any response to it, he will eventually give up on it because hes not getting any attention, ie noone telling him to stop, and noone laughing at him, the more you tell a child to stop the more they do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I agree, but personally I would not put up with 'stinky mummy' everything else I would ignore. Yes they do grow out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sorry Snowy - trying not to laugh I agree about ignoring it though. Tell him in a bored voice that you're not interested in hearing it anymore. Erm........ they do grow out of it...... I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 James is often like that, his friends are Stinky Hannah and Stinky Megan. He does get a rebuke if he calls me or gran stinky though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 My girls, aged 12 & 14 have started german at school & call Brian 'Farty' which they say is German for Father Its fine at home,but gets a bit in TGI Fridays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Naughty girls! But they are a bit wrong - Vater is german for father. Fahrt is go (strange how I remember that from O level german! ) So there's no guarentee he'll grow out of it then. Never mind, feel better for sharing (and giving you a laugh). As long as he hasn't got tourettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I think with a 'y' sound at the end it becomes 'dad'? Like mutter is mother and mutty is mum I must admit it sounds like an f at the front when spoken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Teach them Papa Cinnamon, it also means daddy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Yes he'll grow out of it. *crosses fingers for own sproglet* We have alternating 'Dumbo' and 'willy-peanut'. Thought it had stopped, started again last week. Even carried on when informed that Father Christmas doesn't like hearing it. Swop you for stinky? Slightly better than 'My dad's got a big one' to all the mums on the playground. I think Dad encouraged this tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Yes he'll grow out of it. *crosses fingers for own sproglet* We have alternating 'Dumbo' and 'willy-peanut'. Thought it had stopped, started again last week. Even carried on when informed that Father Christmas doesn't like hearing it. Swop you for stinky? Slightly better than 'My dad's got a big one' to all the mums on the playground. I think Dad encouraged this tho' Oh dear, shouldn't laugh really, but they are funny. And they aren't 'bad' words in themselves are they, it's more the constant repetition that gets to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Not another German lesson.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Caitlin is going through a phase of calling both her brothers 'poopey pants' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Not another German lesson.... You love it Martin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 My 5 1/2 and nearly 4 year old boys are the same. ds1 seems to have brought the joys of using language to abuse someone back with him from school so all I get when they're together is 'you're smelly', 'you're a girl' (ultimate insult apparently) or 'you've got a nappy on' (this from ds2 who uses this as a yardstick to tell baby from child, I think! I don't think it means they are rude/abusive/cruel, just that they've found a way to shock and it's very effective. Play it down, explain calmly that it's not nice and then ignore. That's the plan anyway.....! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Just ignore him, and give him praise when he says something nice. I doubt it will last much longer, I can't imagain him coming home when he is 18 and saying "Hi Mum, this is my stinky girlfriend" xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Just ignore him, and give him praise when he says something nice.I doubt it will last much longer, I can't imagain him coming home when he is 18 and saying "Hi Mum, this is my stinky girlfriend" xx That's so true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basset Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 My DS (age 4) is exactly the same. His favourite words are poo-poo and wee-wee at the moment, and he uses them every alternate word. He's also found out he can wind-up his older sister (6) and get a fantastic reaction, by calling her Poo or Wee, so it gives him even more incentive to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 My DS (age 4) is exactly the same. His favourite words are poo-poo and wee-wee at the moment, and he uses them every alternate word. He's also found out he can wind-up his older sister (6) and get a fantastic reaction, by calling her Poo or Wee, so it gives him even more incentive to do so. That's exactly what mine's doing! I don't think I'd notice it so much if D didn't come running to me every 5 minutes saying 'M's just called me stinky!' The two older ones didn't do it as they obviously didn't get the same reactions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Just wait - soon it'll be a roll of the eyes and a 'yeah right' or a 'whateva' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 The whole toilet humour thing seemed to last until about 7 with Matthew. He's 18 now and dies of embarresment if any one starts to discuss bowels in his company!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Actually we often laugh at James . The rudest word he knows is "Ooops, word censored!" so the ultimate insult is poo poo wee wee stinky "Ooops, word censored!" head! He then knows it was rude to say it and tries to pretend he didn't! Oh and the other thing he says is Nicky Nicky Nah Nah Thank goodness his father isn't still around, for him a sentance needed to include a noun a verb and an expletive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
