What the hell do the experts have to say? Kylie Kelce, who is expecting her fourth daughter with husband Jason Kelce, recently revealed that the couple is “not going to stop” cursing in front of their young kids.The WAG made the controversial statement on Monday when she announced she will be hosting a new podcast called “Not Gonna Lie.”She plans to use the platform to share her “brutally honest opinions” on motherhood, including swearing in front of your children.
“I’m not going to stop cursing in front of my kids.My kids hear the F-word on a daily basis,” she confessed in the clip.
“They know that it’s, quote, a ‘grown-up word,’” she added.Cursing when children’s precious ears and malleable brains are near is such a sensitive topic that it’s actually illegal in some situations.
Although the U.S.Supreme Court has struck down such bans on public profanity, the federal government protects children from exposure to swearing by censoring language in the media.
Some local governments even go so far as to consider cursing in front of youngsters a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months of jail time and/or a fine of up to $1,000.While Kelce’s admission may have shocked some, she’s not alone.
A Care.com survey showed that although 93% of moms and dads make an effort not to curse in front of their kids, eight out of 10 admitted to messing up, parenting site MetroKids reported.But you can put your parental guilt on pause: there is little evidence that hearing or using profanity is harmful to children.“There’s no proof that exposure to ordinary profanity — four-letter words — causes any sort of direct harm: no increased aggression, stunted vocabulary, numbed emotions or anything else,” Benjamin K.
Bergen, a professor of cognitive science at the University of California at San Diego, wrote in the Los Angeles Times.“All the worries about parents swearing around their kids are ill-founded,” the author of “What the F...