| There are words that you just can't say around | | | | thunder and bath are among them.The girl will go into a |
| children. The reasons for the censorship differ.Of | | | | frenzied routine at the mere mention of rain or thunder |
| course there are the standard 'bad' words that no one | | | | but Bath? Well, maybe not what you imagine.While |
| wants their children to hear - the main reason for that | | | | some parents are in an never ending search for new |
| is that we don't want our kids repeating those nasty | | | | kids bath products to entice their kids into the bathtub - |
| words. Swearing in general doesn't sound nice but it's a | | | | I have to avoid the word unless I plan on producing a |
| kazillion times worse coming from a 3 year old.Then | | | | bath or the Girl will go crazy trying to have one NOW. |
| some families also have a hot list of words that aren't | | | | She's very VERY persistent and it can be crazy |
| 'bad' in the same sense. They are every day words | | | | making to listen to her go on and on and on and ON |
| that there is really nothing wrong with but that people | | | | trying to get what she wants.One day, my creative |
| prefer their kids don't use.Our hot list has a lot of insult | | | | little angel (The Girl) came and showed me her dirty |
| words on it. Things like stupid, idiot, moron. I explained to | | | | feet in an effort to invoke bath time. I suggested she |
| the kids that those words really have no use other | | | | could have one before bed and that her feet were ok, |
| than to say something mean to or about someone | | | | not that dirty. She trotted off and I went back to what I |
| and therefore they have no place in our home.This has | | | | was doing only to find her standing in front of me a |
| caused a little confusion now and again. Like the day | | | | minute later with large clumps of garden spread evenly |
| that my sister used the "S word" (Stupid) and Pie | | | | on her toes. It was all I could do not to praise her |
| gasped in horror and hissed that Auntie had said a bad | | | | creativity and sharp mind in coming up with the plan - |
| word! Auntie was not particularly amused since this | | | | she is only 3 - but instead I suggested she stay out of |
| initiated an interesting conversation between her and | | | | the garden and gave her a cloth to clean her |
| her children!But that's life, not everyone does things the | | | | feet.Parenting Challenging Children L. Campbell is the |
| same way and sometimes we have to explain things | | | | mother of 3 children.Dervish is the intense kid who |
| to the kids that you wouldn't imagine explaining... but for | | | | inspired the site He is a 7 year old whirlwind, an |
| me, having this hot list works.When intense kids get | | | | amazing athlete, inspired artist, funny, intuitive and also |
| angry, they get intensely angry... everything seems | | | | spirited, challenging, difficult and INTENSE. He can be |
| terribly out of proportion. Things that other kids wouldn't | | | | exhausting to parent but also brings great joy to |
| even notice can trigger an outrageous outburst in an | | | | life.The Girl is his 3 year old sister who mirrors his |
| intense child. To make matters that much more difficult, | | | | personalitiy and temperament exactly.The Pie is the 11 |
| my intense kids will use any and every tool available to | | | | year old big brother to these two. His temperament is |
| them to express their anger - that includes name | | | | easy going and friendly... sometimes it seems like he's a |
| calling and verbal assaults. Having this list of | | | | victim of the other two because they take so much |
| unacceptable words helps to curb the sting - they | | | | energy - it's a challenge to keep him from offers |
| have to think a little harder and be a little more | | | | advice and personal stories from the blog about life |
| creatively to be nasty!We also have a few other | | | | with these children. Trials and tribulations and the |
| words that are off limits and spell only words. Rain, | | | | rewards and joy in life. |