Can you stand a 3 year old toddler to shout 'You moron' on your face?

Quasimodo	See how dangling her by her feet over a lit gas burner works. I suspect that even at 3 she'll be smart enough to know that calling you a moron may have its consequences...the little sh*t.

Melissa A.	Discipline in this case would be very appropriate. Especially coming from a 3 year old.

ducky doo	children say what they learn. I'd slap the person who taught them that.

jason l	no you dont, you have to stop that behavior before it gets too late. remember a child only imulates what he or she see's.

The White Demon	put him thru a table. discipline rulz. yeh.

Rob K	punish her by grounding, or start a bad word jar

Maxis	Maybe you should look from another angle...he could have learn from his parents or you.

Nikki	THAT'S FUNNY!

LadyK	Put her in the corner....and do it now. Control what comes out of her mouth now or the next time she says something it will be worse. You also need to find out where she heard such a thing at the age of three.

justme	Gently pop their mouth and tell them they are NOT to talk to you in that manner. Then set them in a timeout. It is better to nip it in the bud now then to have them doing it at 13, 14, or 15.

Agnostic_Front	He learned it somewhere... discourage him from saying it, dont give him any kind of response and STOP SWEARING AROUND YOUR KID. Nuff said.

20+ years and still in-love!	Hot sauce! Kidding.. You don't tolerate it that is for sure, no 3 year old would talk to me like that and if the parent doesn't correct them I would, I would scare the hell out that kid so bad he/she wouldn't want to ever say that to another adult. If they show disrepect at 3 imagine them at 13.

Jeremy	The same you way you train the child how to do anything else you want or not do anything else you don't want. If the child gets the response (the reward) they want by calling you that, they will continue to do so. Plain and simple - this is acceptable and good, this is unacceptable and will cause you to be unhappy - get in trouble. It's also possible that your child is not getting enough attention. Most kids don't need and shouldn't get constant attention, bet every child needs to get 'some'. If this is the case, he or she might be deciding to call you the name (even though it will illicit a negative response) for the sole purpose of at least getting "some" response - any response. "I'm not getting any attention, so I'll call her a moron - that gets attention!". Make sure you pay sufficient attention to the child, then focus on acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.

mmedina96	he learned it form somewhere and if it was your or learned in your home then you cant blame the child you may have been his/her teacher

mindovermatter	well where did she learn to use that language. she had to pick it up from somewhere. before you punish you need to find this out. if it from the home you have adjustments to make. if it is from day care you need to remove her. children learn from example.

maya	you should be carefully, someone in your family probably is using those words, now is the best time to teach her manner by the way does your husband call you or someone else Moron

melody m	u could stand or u can whip thier butt and let em know that u dont like it and that its not nice to talk that way

TechnoMom	She's 3, not 13. Keep that in mind. I assume this isn't your child, or you'd be asking in another area. In the marriage and divorce area, might we assume that this is a stepchild? Not always safe, but I'll look at it like that. Don't get mad. Don't strike out at her, call her names, or let her know that you're even annoyed. You'll only encourage her, if she's looking for negative attention, and you'll definitely lose an opportunity to find out what's really going on. Have you ever called her a moron, or referred to her as one? Have you used that term in her hearing? Has she heard her mother or anyone else refer to you or others that way? If so, what would give her any reason to think she couldn't use it? Children listen to what we say and how we say it. If you and her mother don't want her to treat people that way, you'd best change your ways. After you get over your temper, you and the child's mother should sit down and talk about family standards. Your nearest library should have a copy of a book called Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson. It's probably even available as an audio-book. Give it a chance - she's got some great techniques.

lsp	i would put her in her room with door closed for about 20 minutes every times she says this. and make sure she knows something fun is going on without her in the living room

cheri h	put her to bed until she can speak to you nicely do it every time. who did she hear this from originally?

flip flop freak :)	umm....she/he's 3? Only 3?She souldn't know the word, "moron"......well, discipline her/him.

lisaanndubay	tech um not to say it.

spelling nazi	A slap in the mouth would be appropriate in this situation.

geistswoman	Duct tape....if she can't say nice things she shouldn't speak. Just kidding :) Definitely needs to be reprimanded though. If she's old enough to know when to use such language she is old enough to understand that it is wrong and there are consequences.

Karen	Pop the kid. He won't say it to ANYONE again.

october_4_2001	well i have a 3 year old granddaughter that calls me a dummy all the time and a grandson that is 5 that calls me the b word and i yell at them all the time and it dose not do me any good. so when they want me tobuy them something i tell them no cause you remenber the names you said to me and they say mamaa i am sorry and i said maybe next time i will get you something when you stop calling me names

single&happy	Spank her. Don't be afraid if you don't she will never learn. Don't just sit there and take it from her.

chasing the white rabbit	a freakin spankin and the corner