Acceptable word on CBeebies?

Poo

Obviously we are teaching our kids to understand the word and the association (when they have a dirty nappy).

But for a character to say it as an expletive? Unless my ears deceived me, Polluto (from Tommy Zoom) said ‘Ohh, poo’ this morning.

Now where’s the address for the Daily Mail….

I bet your kids have a great time

😉 etc

Toh-mee Toh-mee, Tommy Zoom!

I wouldnt have thought so…my eldest ( 3 ) tells us he needs a ” ball ” when he wants a number two! No idea where thats come from.

No wonder this country is in such a state. Ban TV I say !!

I am being serious – I wouldn’t care if my child came up to me and said ‘daddy I have done a poo’, in fact I would encourage it.

If they spilt their breakfast on the floor and said ‘ohh, poo’ I might giggle quietly to myself then tell them they shouldn’t use such language.

If they spilt their breakfast on the floor at their grandparents I think granny would be more than a little bit upset.

I am being serious – I wouldn’t care if my child came up to me and said ‘daddy I have done a poo’, in fact I would encourage it.

What if they told you they’d done a shit?

What if they told you they’d done a shit?

Heh – no doubt I will get something along those lines some day. Hopefully not just yet though.

MF you must be trolling.

I try and encourage my kids to use a variety of euphemisms, without allowing them full access to the Profanisaurus of course. My son (4) asked me this morning to come and wipe his ‘hoop’ because he had ‘made a sweaty Morph’ in the toilet. 🙂

It’s like being a kid again.

What if they told you they’d done a shit?

it’s funny, really, kids know/learn what language is appropriate to use when, just like adults. they may say stuff at home they would never say around a grandparent or at school/nursery.

if you say ‘I’m going for a shit’ then so will your kids – they just reflect your modelled behaviour.

My son brought that home when, at 2 and half, he called his mother a f*cking w*nker, at volume, in the queue at Homebase ‘cos she wouldn’t buy him some chocolate. She moderated her language whilst driving after that.

what do they call winnie the pooh?

greatape – not a troll at all, just a serious question.

As above – whilst I would find it amusing, I really wouldn’t want my children growing up thinking that saying ‘ohh, poo’ as an expletive is acceptable.

What you are saying is very different – alternative ‘poo’ words for doing a poo is fine – it is using the word ‘poo’ out of context I wouldn’t want to encourage.

Ah ok then. Everyone’s different I guess, although if it’s any reassurance, I don’t think anybody would think badly of your child or you if they overheard them say that.

How old is your child?

I am sure not ape – I was just questioning the use of it on TV specifically targeted at pre-schoolers.

it is using the word ‘poo’ out of context I wouldn’t want to encourage

children like to experiment with words, in the grand scheme of things its not really that bad is it?

you wait til yours are 4 MF, they are like sponges.

Mrs yossarian (after a long day): please will you pick your ruddy shoes up????

Yoss junior: its not ruddy mummy its bloody

I doubt they’re expecting many Victorians to be tuning in…

I’m particularly enjoying Katy’s current elevation to main presenter:

not sure MF now that you raise the point…

my kids have heard me say worse mind you. 😕

I agree Beamers – but she does stand sort of funny – pushing her chest out unnaturally. She looked good in last Christmases’ panto too 8)

@yossarian – no it isn’t that bad and I have said much worse in front of them ( 🙁 ) but I was surprised it was ‘approved’ language for pre-schoolers.

I dunno about Poy and her mate’s glee when discussing balls yesterday.. ‘specially big fluffy ones.. 😳

Maybe the OP should get his child adopted now, then it will stand some sort of chance in later life.

A bit harsh Stu_N

I can’t believe you let them watch television! If you want them to have standards, it should be readings from The Famous Five, The Secret Seven and naught else! Shame on you for absolving your parental responsibilities to the idiot box!

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You must be having a laugh? My little girls call me a cheeky bugger, I know that she got that from me. Kids are going to pick up all sorts ot language.

in 12 years time when they are, drinking, taking drugs and having underage sex in the park this will be the least of your worries.

We are in the process of teaching words to our 1 year old, poo is one of them in so far as when she has a poo we say poo and she imitates us, it’s a completely harmless word, even calling someone poo face will raise a smile on the recipients face.

even calling someone poo face will raise a smile on the recipients face

Maybe in your world. It certainly wouldn’t in mine.

I dunno about Poy and her mate’s glee when discussing balls yesterday

Her and Chris have very dirty minds, it’s clear, and are on the verge of cracking up half the time. It’s what makes Show Me Show Me entertaining 🙂

Re the OP – I know what you mean. I’d question the need for any kind of expletive or epithet being used on cbeebies. They’re both pretty negative things.

I HATE Show Me Show.

In fact it is POO.

Polluto (from Tommy Zoom) said ‘Ohh, poo’ this morning

Yeah, he’s a c*** with that.

mastiles_fanylion is Ned Flanders and I claim my £5

Maybe in your world. It certainly wouldn’t in mine.

you sound like fun

..this post from the guy with ‘fanny’ in his name.

Lol @ greatape tho.

beamers +1

🙂

Oh dear God please someone tell me this post isn’t serious. Never thought I’d see ‘Oh poo’ described as an expletive. Words fail me.

A quote from Peppa Pig the other day:

United Kingdom is on the slide

Shocking 😉

you sound like fun

Well I don’t think teaching a small child to call someone poo face is a good thing.

So there. Poo face.

Never thought I’d see ‘Oh poo’ described as an expletive.

Of course it is. An expletive doesn’t need to contain a swear word for it to have a negative meaning.

MF is fun – he drives a fast car, he must be. That’s what fun is all about.