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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Try having the following conversation with a 6 year old:
Child: "Why is fuck a bad word?"
Adult: "Because it talks about having sex."
Child: "What is sex?"
Adult: "That is how babies are made."
Child: "Why is making babies bad?"
Of course, the conversation with a 12 year old would be quite different. They would understand what you're talking about, but be uncomfortable with it for all of the wrong reasons. With a 16 year old, the conversation would be different yet again.
The point is that the child must be prepared to "face the realities of the world" when they are explained to the child. The conversation will depend upon the word in question as well as the social and intellectual development of the child. For some children, and some words, this will be quite early on. For other children, and the adults involved, this will be at a later stage.
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I was never uncomfortable with these so-called curse words. I never once went to my parents and ask about them. I was a young reader. I did read a lot. I don't remember when I started reading books that had these words in them.
I feel sometimes the themes of the books can be more important than these words. The problem is this app only handles these words. It doesn't handle the book that these words are in. You can describe things that are unsuitable for children in a way that this app won't change a single word. Parents should take an active part in what there kids read. Kids could be reading much more than just certain words that are inappropriate.