When did we decide as a whole that only adults should be able to swear/say certain words and that kids shouldn’t? Also, i’m not talking slurs that are offensive or things like that, but words like “shit” or “fuck”.
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The best answer I’ve heard is that it’s because kids don’t understand social context yet. Maybe it’s fine to say fuck when you’re around your friends, but you might not want to say it in front of your teacher or your grandmother. As they get older, they start to figure out which contexts are appropriate for what language. This kind of extends beyond curse words, but that kind of language is considered really rude in a lot of contexts, so it gets called out more aggressively.
tl;dr until a kid can understand that Daddy only says SHIT when he stubs his toe at home but not when he’s in front of his boss, parents discourage their kids from cursing at all.
(also while it might be fine to curse at home when you’re older, when you’re young, your parents are the main authority figures in your life. Parents kind of have to model how they want their kids to talk to authority figures in general.)
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