Re: 9 year old keeps blaspheming(??!!)
I totally understand that everyone feels differently about words. I just think it's funny because in the States, we use the term butt and I really hate it. So to us, bum (or bum bum as my sister calls it) is considered ever so polite and cutesy. Althugh my 4 yo DD says bottom and will often correct me if I say bum!
And my hubby is an avid cyclist who wears the full lycra kit. I'm afraid I've taught my DD to wolf whistle at him along with me (not purposely, she just copiedm e one day and we thought it was hilarious). Now I'd be mortified to think she'd do it to anyone else but I'd only have myself to blame so maybe that's what happened here? This lg has picked up a silly habit and does not realize how it appears?
When any of my 8 and olders say/do somehting off, I simply tell them "that is not acceptable" or "appropriate" and tell them why it isn't (in a few words). They're old enough to know better and will quickly learn what they can/cannot get away with if you keep firm boundaries.
But I agree with everyone else about making written record of issues that make you feel uncomfortable. I have a lg who is 8 but has additional needs so mentally, she's much younger than that. She's very loving to everyone but prefers my husband above all else (and the husband of a minder friend of mine, as well, when we see them) and while he likes her quite a lot and is good to her, he is not comfoprtable with her trying to sit on his lap or kiss him. I had to discuss it with her mother and she was absolutely fine about it, very willing to be open and discuss it with me. Now my hubby will allow her to stand next to him so he can put his arm around her but would never allow her on his lap. He's also become firmer about simple asking her to step back a bit as she has a habit of pressing right up against him (no malice or intent, just she has limited realization of personal space).
Good luck!
Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
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