Cussing, cursing, or swearing, no matter what you call it, attitudes towards strong language in general use are shifting a ...

Swear words aren't the end of the world, according to a new family study. But how you handle them can have an impact.

Thinking about the use of swear words in my novels has led me to question my approach to profanity as a parent as well. Years ...

Parents don’t agree on when kids should swear. A new poll explores how families balance language, age, and social influence.

Dancing around risky language is common for many forms of on-air media. Sitcoms and family shows have been making substitutions like "sugar" and "fudge" for expletives and curse words for quite some ...

How do young children learn to swear — and why do they seem to do it at the most inappropriate moments? Recently, a group of parents have become convinced that the Minion toys in McDonald’s Happy ...

What's in a swear? The world's filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there's something else swears across the world's languages have in common. They're all missing ...

I thought I would die of shame the first time my daughter said the f-word. She was only two. I swear like a trooper, but I ...