The document discusses abusive and inappropriate language. It defines this behavior as making mean or hurtful comments, offensive jokes, cursing, leering, or inappropriate touching. It suggests reasons some people engage in this behavior include exploring language, fitting in socially, venting feelings, or getting a strong reaction. The document recommends finding the underlying cause, such as anger or frustration, and using alternative coping mechanisms like exercise, deep breathing, or a swear jar to stop abusive language. It also suggests substituting kinder words or deciding on self-consequences to modify this behavior.

1. Abusive or inappropriate
language

2. What it is?
Making mean or hurtful comments
Telling jokes that are offensive
Cursing or using foul language
Leering or staring at others
Standing too close to people or touching them
inappropriately.

3. Why people use it?
 Exploring language
 Hear others doing it
 Vent or express negative feelings
 When they are excited
 To fit in socially i.e. trying to be a part of some group
 To get a strong reaction from adults.

4. How can you stop it?
 Finding the cause of it.
• If it is because of anger, try and
express it with the help of
appropriate language.
• If it is due to frustration, talk to
elders about the different ways of
solving the problem.

5. • Anger and frustration can be dealt
with by using alternative methods
o counting up to 10,
o taking deep breaths
o talking about angry feelings
o Engage in exercise or
o Use a swear jar
• If it is to fit in socially, find out
other ways to be accepted in a
particular group

6.  Substitute inappropriate words for those
that are not offensive like using some
funny words or words such as ‘flip’ or
‘shivers’.
 Deciding of certain consequences for self
can also be a way of stopping yourself

7. Remember!!
Your language defines YOU, becomes YOU!
Let’s clean it up.

8. What are good manners?
• Courtesy, politeness or having good manners
are all about respecting others and yourself.
• Good manners is about considering the
feelings of other people, and being the kind of
person that others will like and respect.
• "Always do to others as you would wish them
to do to you if you were in their place."