My impression is that people in North America are very careful not to swear around their kids. I’ve gotten the impression (from pop culture, so dubious quality) that one of the reasons is they’re frequently reprimanded at school for this.
I (born late 80’s) wasn’t raised this way, and I don’t plan on raising my kids that way either. To me, swearing is part of the language and an abstinence only approach to it seems backwards in and for exactly the same reasons the same approach to sex ed does: the trick is in how and when, not “don’t do it, it’s immoral”.
I assume there are people with different strategies out there and I’d appreciate your view on this!
We did never held back at swearing, and the kid very quickly learned which setting demands which language level. It’s moot anyways because they will learn some pretty nasty language from their peers, even in kindergarten.
edit: I’m from Europe though, sry reread the question just now.