It is kind of interesting to think about and discuss cussing in therapy with teens or parents. There are some who don’t care, some who make it a 10 on a 10 point importance scale, and many in between. This subject often comes up when discussing defiant teens, who talk back and refuse to obey even the simplest requests. It also comes up when the cussing is an abrupt change in the teen’s behavior. The average parent will say that it is not a good thing and is something that