Swearing in an essay

[Care-Worker]

So a friend just proof-read something for me and has strongly suggest I take something out. Basically I've written an example of sexual abuse and the short version is a toddler communicating witnessing sexual abuse through play. He can be seen playing with 2 dolls and putting them in sexually suggestive poses. I basically wrote that this is noteworthy but not concrete in itself.

I then put after watching the child further the practitioner makes out a couple of babbled words 'yeah b**ch' and 'f**k you'. Combined with the previous suggestive poses the practitioner infers that the child has indeed witnessed something.

Am I really going to get into trouble for that? I kinda don't want to take it out because it's in quotation marks and perfectly valid and relevant to the example. In real practice you would record exactly what a toddler has said anyway.

[tutu]

as an assessor wouldnt bother me at all, just words

[Ruthierhyme]

whilst it's a sensational observation to include for course work the wording is indeed a true record of the event and accuracy is a requirement. As a reflective account it would certainly demonstrate the effectiveness of the setting's safeguarding and child protection policy.