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Potty Mouth

When your baby has limited language, each new word is a total celebration.  Every time Tucker says something new, or attempts to say something new, he’s met with extreme enthusiasm.  Jumping around, clapping our hands, and telling him what a good, smart boy he is creates the positive reinforcement that he needs to not get discouraged when he can’t pronounce something correctly, or at all.  That said, what do you do when the new word is “shit?”  Not only did he say it perfectly clearly, he used it in the proper context.  He dropped a truck he was playing with and said “shit!”  Do we jump around and celebrate?  Do we pretend we didn’t hear it?  Shall I record this in the back-and-forth list his teacher and I share with one another noting new words and sounds?  I have no idea.


  • Henriette - Girl, I am all for celebration! A new word is a new word, right?! Maybe not a word you were pining for, but still a word that will come in handy for him as he grows up. Cause it’s not like WE never use it… 😉September 25, 2012 – 12:23 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Ha! That’s so true. It will definitely come in handy for him as he grows up. I probably need to start teaching him that other, better, swear word.September 25, 2012 – 7:09 pmReplyCancel

  • MJM - I wish someone would jump around and clap when I said something new and/or pronounced something correctly…but I don’t get anything…not even gum. If I was in your shoes…and my kid said “shit”…I would correct them and let them know it’s pronounce poo poo.April 14, 2013 – 11:55 pmReplyCancel

    • Kristi - Dude, you did find some massively old archive stuff (said she who started blogging in September). And yeah, he got the celebration. When I told my closest friends about it, they said “really? I’m surprised that word wasn’t ‘fuck.'” Yeah. I was proud. He got it and that was enough for me. Still is.April 15, 2013 – 12:19 amReplyCancel

      • Kristi - PS pronounce one of those weird crazy dinosaur names for me and I’ll totally send you gum. For real.April 15, 2013 – 12:20 amReplyCancel

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