2. FOUL LANGUAGE AND YOUNGSTERS C֦~Pʨ©y
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1. Foul language is increasingly acceptable to young people nowadays.
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2. Teenagers speaking foul language is no longer news.  What worries parents and educationists is that nowadays young people tend to accept foul language as part of their vocabulary.
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3. Foul and crude language has become a problem in primary school.  Worse is the fact that the parents seem not to care!
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4. As a matter of fact, some use foul language so naturally that if they have to leave out all foul words from what they say, they would become tongue-tied.
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5. On the other hand, the use of decent language is regarded as old-fashioned.
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6. Kids are free to honestly express their own views.
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7. Bad language has become so common that many parents are becoming apathetic.
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8. Parents don't want to use foul language in front of their children, for it will set a bad example for them.
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9. Parents see stopping the foul language as a loss of power.
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10. Keep your anger and language in check in front of the kids.
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11. Mass media, like TV and radio, may have stricter censorship against foul language than the film industry.
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12. Under stress, people burst into angry speech easily.
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13. Foul language is associated with anger.  When people get hot over an argument, they easily swear at each other.
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14. Teenagers should learn to vent their anger through more acceptable ways.
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15. Parents who choose to spend quantity time with their children have the benefit of providing immediate correction when the offending words pop out of their children's mouths.
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16. The most important action is to ensure that your own language is clean and respectful of others.
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17. Although children may experiment with bad language just to test others' reactions, parents may need to restrict TV shows, books, or even friends or activities of their children.
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18. Remember your behavior is an example to your children - actions speak louder than words.
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19. Point out to them that the use of foul language is offensive.
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20. It is impossible to prevent children from being exposed foul language and mean-spirited thoughts.
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21. Parent's initial reaction to foul language is a mixture of horror, embarrassment and anger.
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22. You can look up foul language in the dictionary with your children, to be sure they understand what they are saying, and to show them how ridiculous these words are.
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23. Punishment on matters like this is a personal decision, but in the long run will not get to the root of the problem.  Your job is to change the way your children may be thinking.
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24. Parents have the potential to be the biggest influence on their teens' attitudes.
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25. Take a look at what your children are reading and watching.  TV shows often ridicule people and make light of many important issues.
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26. It is impossible for parents to filter everything their children take in.
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27. When you share your views with them, they many not change their actions today or even tomorrow.  But in the long run, you hope and pray that your views return as that nagging little voice in their heads called "conscience".
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GLOSSARY - FOUL LANGUAGE AND YOUNGSTERS 

foul language ʨ©y

tongue-tied if

apathetic NH

get hot over an argument Goը

vent the anger o

pop out of one's mouth ĤfӥX

action speaks louder than words H@h

mean-spirited thought Qk

ridiculous i

get to the root of the problem ڪvD

make light of 

conscience }
