How do you tell your son to speak proper English?

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KIDS AND PROPER ENGLISHTHE BEST WAY TO ENCOUAGE proper English and word usage is to speak properly, as adults, in front of him. If your make sure you use proper English at home, just correct him when he doesn't. Role modelig is the most effective tools to use. If you don't speak proper English and use profanity in his presence, don't expect him to not copy you just because you tell to speak properly. With constant role modeling and constant reminders, you may surprised at the outcome. Just like if you nag him to clean his room and your room is a pig sty, don't expect for him to do it just because you say so. Role modeling goes a long way! <<>> AnswerYou let him know, not in a dictoral way, that when he is in your presence, he should have the respect enough to talk to you in the proper way. When he is around his friends its one thing. I have told my son that I am his friend but his parent first and he needs to be himself and not follow along with the crowd. He thought he was being different but in actuality he was not. After we got through that, he understands that he needs to maintain respect for his father and I.I would not hesitate to take away the privileges and leeway he gets for being a teenage until he smartens up and flys right. AnswerYOu speak proper English to him. YOu don;t let him "hang out" with people who don't. You correct him every time he slips and if he is older and you have let it go this far, you respectfully ask that he use proper English around you.