Parent Toddler Tips | How to Help Your Child Stop Interrupting

Just when the conversation is getting good, your child interrupts just to tell you something that she already told you a couple of minutes earlier. This often happens when a child is feeling left out by her favorite parent, or when she is feeling bored and needs some attention. It is a negative behavior that needs to be corrected immediately before it becomes a habit.

Your child must understand that while you are talking to someone, he should learn to wait for his turn of the conversation. And you must also learn not to give in whenever he demonstrates this behavior. Children often interrupt because they know that they can get away with it.

Before you start a conversation, talk to your child and say “Honey, I’m going to talk to someone. If you want something you have to go to daddy, okay?” If you are living alone with your child you then have to say “Pumpkin, I have to talk to Uncle Ned. Talk to me later after I’m finished.” It would be more effective if you give him something to do like color, read, or play with his favorite toy.

Teach your child to say “Excuse me” before he interrupts. That way you will be able to tell him that you are either free to talk to him, or you are still busy and cannot give him your attention. Be sure not to give him notice until he says the magic words.

Once he does, acknowledge and praise him for using self-control by being polite then ask him what he wants. Once you take care of his request, tell him that you are having an important conversation and you will be busy for a long time and do not want to be interrupted.

If you’re a stay-at-home working mom, you will find that your child who normally survived without your presence while you were working outside your home will suddenly be needy children who cannot seem to survive without you.

This can be really difficult, especially when you are talking to an important client. What you can do is before you make that phone call, talk to your children and say that whatever they need, they must tell you now. Once you are on the phone, they cannot go and interrupt you and you will only ignore them when they do. Children often leave parents alone once they had some of their precious parents’ time, even if only for a short while.

Once you say, “Please do not interrupt me, I’m talking to someone,” make the point come across. You can do this by staring at your child without responding. Children also often leave a parent alone once they see that they only see the back instead of the face. No matter how hard it is to ignore your child, do so. If you are talking to someone in person, it would be best to move to a room where your child will find it hard to reach you.

Once you have finished conversing with the other person, make it a point to give your child some attention - even if only for 5 minutes. Ask him why he found it necessary to interrupt you during your conversation. Show him that interrupting causes the other person to become confused and often forget to say something that is important. Also, be a good example by hearing him out and not interrupting whatever he has to say.

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