Swear words aren't the end of the world, according to a new family study. But how you handle them can have an impact.

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Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...

The shift reflects a broader change in parenting philosophy: moving from blind obedience to emotional intelligence. Parents are increasingly viewing swearing not as a moral failing, but as a ...

Profanity, the use of offensive and rude words, is naturally a controversial topic. There is some debate about what profanity reveals about a person’s character, more specifically, whether it is a ...

If you stub your toe or slam your finger in a door, there’s a good chance the first thing out of your mouth is a four-letter word. But although swearing is a near-universal feature of language, it is ...