It is often said that Children learn what they live.
I am here to say loud and clear. Yes, they do. My friend teaches a kindergarten class along with a wonderful teacher named Ms. Kudra.

Ms. Kudra is about the best kindergarten teacher I have ever met. Both my middle daughter and my baby girl both had the privilege of having her for their teacher.

I believe she has since retired. But I hope my grandsons will have someone just as wonderful as she was.

The things that children say could shock the socks off most parents if the teacher would just repeat them to each parent.

April had just turned 5 and we did a crash course over the summer to teach her all the A, B, and C's and 1, 2, 3's. That would allow her to begin kindergarten.

I knew that all my adopted kid's had come from the inner city of Detroit. So they all used very colorful language. We however did not use any type of swearing in our home. So the kids learned quickly what not to say in my presence.

But, WOW when they got out of my sight they could cuss and say words that would made a sailor seem like a man of God.

One day Ms. Kudra called me in to her class for a conference. I thought for sure she was going to tell me that April said a bad word. Nope. She explained to me how April told her that her mommy always sleeps naked. I must have had a shocked look on my face because Ms. Kudra just smiled.

It took me a few minutes before I put two and two together and then things began to add right up.
April was talking about her birth mom. She and all the kids used to sleep with the birth mom in her bed or on the floor in the same room. Thus they had been exposed to things at a very young age that they should not of seen.

Of course as I explained to Ms. Kudra we both laughed a little and I assured her that the kids did not sleep with me and I had always been a granny gown woman. Or was back then.

This little story came to mind when I heard my grandson cuss the vacuum cleaner last weekend.
I had taken him shopping and out to eat and spent some quality time with him. I had not seen him since Christmas and he has been living with his mom and dad down at his other grandparents house.

When I told my daughter later that I had heard his colorful words for the vacuum. She opened her eyes wide and said mom I'm so sorry.

Well it was not her who needed to be sorry but rather the adult who had the potty mouth and taught a 2 year old how to say the famous "F" word.

They were just about ready to have enough to get their own apartment. So can you guess what I did?
I gave them the other hundred they needed to get my grandson into his own room where next time he decides to tell Grammy all the words he has learned we will know they came from mommy or daddy. (giggle)

What ever you say or what ever you do. Kids are like little sponges they are going to idolize you and repeat and mimic their world.

The important part is to remember that in pre school they do not allow little kids to use colorful language.

Sometimes I think children are God's way of training a mommy and daddy. There are a lot of things you can't say or do anymore if you want to teach your child good habits.

Words are powerful when in the hands of a two year old. If you question this....I invite you to sit and listen for a little while. What little children say can be amazing.

So if you swear or sleep naked or just have an off way of doing things. You better get ready for results because your child might do it too. Smile you are a lesson in progression if there is a toddler around.