content: Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing.   they will still ask "why" ad nauseum, or just say "I don't want to".  But couldn't a child still reply to "Because I said so" with "I don't want to"? And I also doubt that a child understands the meaning of swearing words well.  a certain age  What approximate age are you referring to?  Edit: typo corrected ("saod" -> "said")