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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At what age should your kid be able to sit quietly, wait patiently, or otherwise entertain themselves while their parent is talking to another adult? When should they know not to interrupt an adult conversation? When should it only take one reminder along the lines of, “Mommy is talking to Mrs. Smith right now, please go play with the kids,” to prevent the kid from continuing to talk, interrupt, etc.?
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I want to take a moment and ask you to entertain another situation. One where you and a neighbor are talking and another person comes up. Do you notice them/acknowledge them? Do you say something like Oh Jane! I know we need to talk about the Halloween party- let me finish with Carol and Ill be over to your house in 10 minutes.

There are certain situations where your kid is going to need to ask you something and their brains are off to the next thing if it doesnt get addressed. So 1) you need to let them know how to interrupt you and another adult if you are talking and they do need something 2) you need to have a signal or plan for letting them know you will address them once you finish your thought or the other adult finishes their thought 3) if interruptions continue, you need to excuse yourself and take them aside and re-explain the above. As far as sitting quietly, make sure they have something to do. Not every kid will sit quietly for a 20 min adult conversation. Some kids may sit as long as they are being held. Some kids may just want to play at your feet versus other kids.

Bluey has a great episode about this.

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I forgot to add that a child not interrupting is a sign of respect. You get respect when you model it but you also need to provide them with language that is appropriate. Puppets and stuffies are great for this. You can even make a game out of it. [/quote]

You sound crazy [/quote]

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