Child Discipline Strategies

Should parents tell children adult jokes?

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Yes		7%	3 votes	Total: 43 votes
No		93%	40 votes	Total: 43 votes

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by Cynthia Davis

Absolutely. What better way to bond with your little one then sharing blond girl jokes over a steaming cup of hot cocoa. Or lulling them to sleep with a few rigorous choruses of...read more

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by Linda L. Hartline

There is a reason they are called children. All too often children are unnecessarily exposed to the adult world in various settings. What is the purpose of sharing an adult joke...read more
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by Shaun Luehring

"You and Your Father" - the punch line made her numb. She felt degraded, angered, afraid, and blank all at the same time. Since her friends were laughing she just wanted to ...read more
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by Tara O'Connell

This question screams "oxymoron" to me. Screams it. "Should parents tell CHILDREN ADULT jokes?" Should I give my cat dog food? Is my aunt my uncle? Come on. First of all, m...read more
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by Christina Rivas

This is not the first time that I have come across this question, in fact there are allot of parents that I know that have wondered about this very same question. I would have t...read more
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by Ruth Woodhouse

No way! As if children aren't having their innocence undermined in countless insidious ways in these times anyway. If anybody should be protecting kids against having their mi...read more

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