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Aug 06, 2009, 07:25 AM
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Member Since: Oct 2004
Location: Kentucky, USA
Posts: 25,086
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You are so awesome.....If only all parents would handle their children this way......providing them with the understanding of how it feels & to be concerned about how others feel when we say something has sadly been LOST in the children & it's because parents haven't cared to do exactly what you have done here.
It's more than just knowing the correct use of the word, but knowing how using it incorrectly can really hurt.......most of society in all has lost the parental responsibility of teaching this to their children.
What an awesome parent you are.....lucky children that have you for a parent.
Debbie
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Originally Posted by treehouse
This thread is timely for me, because my 9 year old (who has autism) just started using the word "retarded" as an insult. 
I sat down with him and explained the technical definition of the word retarded. I told him that it would make someone with retardation really sad to hear that word used in a mean way. We talked about how it would feel if "autistic" was used as an insult (he is very proud of his autism). He got it, and he doesn't use the word anymore, and will explain to others why they shouldn't either.
I had to have the same talk with my 12 year old about the word "gay".
When words are used correctly, there is no power behind them.
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