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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught mine to lay a hand on my arm if they need my attention, then I would put my hand on top of theirs to signal that I am aware of them waiting patiently and they are next in line for my attention. We talk about it a few times a day out of the moment (meaning like when they wake up or over breakfast or in the car, not at a time when they are shouting for attention) until they get it enough that it becomes their default way of getting attention.[/quote] We do something similar. I put my hand gently on his arm to acknowledge him (w/o breaking my conversation with friend/DH/siblings) and then hold up 2 fingers for "I need 2 minutes to finish talking or listening to my friend/DH/sibling" and then after like 30 seconds the 2 fingers go down to 1 finger indicating 1 more minute (which is really like 10 more seconds) until I anticipate a natural break in conversation. [/quote]
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