For the briefest moment I debated telling her. According to new age, respectful parenting advice, if you are to successfully raise a promising global citizen, you must treat your child as an independent adult. Never shield them from the truth, no matter the severity or, in this case, the obscenity. "Stupid," I replied. "Stupid is one of the worst words you can call someone and no one should ever call you stupid. You should never use that word." Ivy Smith, 2, of Christchurch who went viral on TikTok when her mother Sophie Smith captured her saying there was a "f***ing goat" in their garden. Picture: TikTok/ivyandsophiesmith