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How do I get my child to stop interrupting?

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frustratedmom (Guest) Said,

It seems like my child can be playing quietly till the phone rings or I make a call an then suddenly he wants to tell me something or needs something. I can't seem to break him of the interrupting habit.

Jennie (Guest) Said,

My daughter also seemed to interrupt a lot when I was on the phone. What I did was tell her mom is going to make a phone call do you need anything or need to tell me something?

Then if it was to my mom or a friend I would set a timer and tell her I needed ten minutes with no interruptions unless it was an emergency. After the ten minutes I would see if she needed anything and reset the timer for 10 more minutes.

It turned out that when the phone rang or she saw me make a call she assumed I would be on the phone for a long time so she wanted to hurry and get what she needed first.

I also learned that maybe I do chat for too long with my mom and sister and expect her to be patient longer than I should

mom86 (Guest) Said,

I work from home and frequently get business calls that are short in duration. Since it is the same people that call most of the time I set up a best time to call time frame.

So for that 1 1/2 hours I tell my kids that I need to be able to take these short calls with no interruptions unless it is an emergency.

I rarely get interrupted during that time now. I don't know if it is because they know that eventually most of the calls will stop and they can have my undivided attention again or what.

As an added benefit when I do get calls at other times I rarely get interrupted then either.

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