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| Any advice on teaching my almost 4 year old son not to interrupt me when speaking on the phone or to another person. My husband and I can't get a word in edge-wise b/c of the constant disruptions in conversation. I want to teach him this social skill w/o out negative consequences, if possible. |
| Posted by Amy on 05/14/2008 02:14 PM
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Amy,
This is something that my two year old does but probably much more disruptive then your son because he is two, I finally just started telling him that I would talk with him in just a minute let me finish on the phone and then he would start jumping on me or hanging literally on my neck and I finally had to put him in his room, that's what I do with him when nothing else works, I don't shut the door or anything its almost like timeout I guess, and after a few times of that, he doesnt really interrupt me anymore, I mean my phone conversations are usually 5 minutes or less, I try to do the more in depth calls when he is taking a nap or has gone to bed, I think they just have to be told. I think if your tell your son "Mom is on the phone and as soon as I am finished I will talk with you and answer your question" But if you have to say that repeatedly then whatever method of correcting him, timeout, in his room, take away a toy but if you tell him a few times he will get it most likely, sometimes they just don't know that what they are doing is impolite |
| posted by amy on 05/14/2008 03:25 PM
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