[LeanderK]

you could raise them to deal with this kind of language from day 1, we do this in germany and it works out fine. Swearing is just an rhetorical device that's appropriate in some situations and not appropriate in others, like calling somebody by their last vs by their first name. I have never understood the americans obsession with swearing (I am just guessing, sry if your not an american).

[DoofusOfDeath]

Thanks for the idea. I've considered it.

Unfortunately, some of my kids have a propensity for repeating what they read/hear, without consideration for our rules regarding coarse language. So it wouldn't work well in my case.

As far as it being "just a[n] rhetorical device", I think we probably have difference in values, which I don't think can be fruitfully discussed in this forum.

[LeanderK]

i think i have to apologise a bit, i might have posted the comment without thinking to much about it.

the step "just a[n] rhetorical device" -> "just raising it" is quite natural, but if you don't agree to the premise the next step does not make sense, then it's not just something your kids have to learn to only use in appropirate situations and how to detect them.