Or, we have more knowledge and actually know what abuse is and that it comes in many forms, including verbal. Swearing at your kids IS NOT an acceptable way to discipline them, disciplining them implies you're teaching them how to be better, and I'm sorry but how is swearing and calling your child names teaching them to be better? It isn't, it's teaching them to be worse, you don't like them swearing, but you swear at them, logic??? You swear, so why can't they, you call them names, so why can't they do the same to you? Believe it or not, the primary way you teach your kids is by them just watching your actions, and when they see this, they are going to think it's ok because you do it too, and even if you tell them it's wrong but still swear anyway, alls that's going to show them is that you're a hypocritical asshole. The only whiney assholes I see here are the parents who try and justify swearing at their kids. They do something themselves and then get upset when their kids repeat it or do the same to them. They clearly know swearing isn't a good thing, hence why they won't let their kids do it, but then whine when people criticize them for swearing at their kids, that's pretty pathetic. My mom always had a good saying when it came to dealing with people and it was "if you dish it out, you better be able to take it back," which essentially means if you do something to another person, you better be prepared that they're going to retaliate and do the same to you, and you can't bitch and moan when it happens, because you brought it on yourself.