Reply To: Kids talking dirty

Aries: So I take it you disagree with the story from Rav Yaakov also.

It seems to me though, that he is correct. If the behavior is age-approriate, then there really is nothing wrong with it. A 3 year old who climbs on tables is not making bad “3 year old decisions”, and a 7 year old who talks about human waste is not making bad “7 year old decisions”.

Baalsechel: As I have opined on these boards; I think there are enough times in life to teach kids lessons in situations where it actually makes sense. I don’t need to teach them in situations where it doesn’t make sense, just to get the message in. So if they aren’t doing anything wrong in this instance, I’ll wait for them to speak lashon hara and teach them that they can’t “say anything they want”.