Young children interrupting is quite common. They want to be heard and waiting is not their strong suit. Parents need to be aware of this and teach young children not to interrupt. In this way they will be aware that they are heard and understood, But they must respect communication rules so that they understand that after the wait they will listen to them.
If you have a very impatient child who cannot wait while you are talking to other people or when you are on the phone, do not miss these tips because from today, everything will change. Even if your child cannot control his desire to talk to you, unless it's an emergency you can help him learn to wait, but how do you get it?
Managing the outage
If your child interrupts, you can try some or all of the following:
- Remind your child of the family communication rules. Before wanting to speak, you have to ask for permission with keywords such as: 'Excuse me', so you can be notified of the time to wait.
- When your child says the key word, you should reward their attention as soon as possible if you do the right thing to ask for permission to speak.
- If you are talking to someone, they should get your attention so that you know that they are waiting for you to finish and thus be able to tell you what they have in mind. But in no way should he yell or call your attention in bad ways because then it won't be taken care of. You will find that if you do the right thing, you will get what you want sooner.
- Praise your children when they know how to wait after asking permission to speak. For example, if you tell him to wait a moment while you finish your phone call and he does, then you should praise him for that, for him it is a big step.