A mum says she's happy for her kids to tell her to "f*** off" as swearing is "natural" and "not a big deal".
Lucinda Hart, an author, allows her daughters Rafi, nine and Aelfrida, six say what they like when at home.
The 47-year-old knows, however, not everyone is as accepting and says the children don't swear in public, the Daily Star reports.
The single mum said: "I do not censor words with my children. That is not what language is for. I love language – it’s natural to swear. I tell them they can say what they want at home. They know the invisible boundaries.”
Lucinda added: “The girls might say, ‘F*** off Mum'. But the dinner ladies always says they are smiley and kind.
“I tell them to never make personal comments to people.”
She says she “hates” euphemisms and has taught her daughters about anatomy from a young age – using their correct terms instead of words such as ‘tinkle’ and ‘minnie’.
She said: “I’m not going to make up words. Anatomy is beautiful. They know about a vagina and penis. They knew about egg and sperm from a young age.
“And I say to the girls, 'Don’t say poo say, s**t or crap. A person at work would always say, ‘Oh sugar’ instead of swearing. I just think say it or don’t say it at all.”
Lucinda talks to her daughters about language to help them become at ease with it.
She said: “I had a conversation with Rafi about the word ‘f***’ and how it originated. She is an amazing writer. She’s already at ease with language.”
She said the girls know the “boundaries” and don’t swear at school or in front of other mums.
Lucinda said: “They never say it out at school. If either the girls did swear at school and the school called me in I would say, ‘Sorry – it spilled over from home’.
“To me [swearing] isn’t a big deal. It’s like an extra bit of punctuation.”
Meanwhile, a dad told their four-year-old daughter the truth about the Easter Bunny, Santa and the Tooth Fairy - because lying to your kids is "gaslighting".
Mathew Boudreaux, 47, believes honesty to be the best policy when it comes to parenting.
So when their daughter Helena, now nine, started to ask questions five years ago, they answered truthfully.
Even though the professional crafter told her the Easter Bunny, Santa and Tooth Fairy weren't real, they said she could play along if she wanted.
Helena decided she didn't want to "pretend" but still takes part in Easter traditions such as egg hunts and eating chocolate - and doesn't tell her friends what she knows.
