Swearing is a 'useful indicator of emotional states,' and it's no surprise that children as young as 2 indulge. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) The other morning, on the way to school, my eighth-grade ...

Adolescents and preteens are swearing more publicly than ever — especially at school, experts say. It's conversational swearing — in the hallways and in the classroom — that is on the rise, says ...

I wasn't expecting to hear the f-word from my three-year-old in the back seat on a regular Tuesday. While caught off-guard, I was probably more shocked we had made it that long without him parroting ...

On July 25, police were dispatched to a Squirrel Hollow Lane address regarding two juveniles yelling and cursing at a resident and his children. The caller said the two long-haired suspects were on ...

My 7-year-old son has a best friend who we’ll call “Jake,” and they’re in the same class in elementary school. Jake is an overall nice kid, but to say he has a potty mouth would be the understatement ...

Dax Shepard has some unorthodox rules when it comes to his and Kristen Bell’s kids using curse words. “I fully swear in front of my kids. They are allowed to swear, not with impunity, but when it’s ...

Max Verstappen had a fallout with the FIA in 2024. The sports governing body penalized the reigning world champion for swearing during a press conference. Now, Verstappen has hit out at the FIA once ...

The other morning, on the way to school, my eighth-grade niece was regaling me with stories about the costumes kids wore on Halloween. One classmate, she said, came dressed as a “sexy-ass rabbit.” I ...