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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids who were very different from each other in personality as toddlers and preschoolers.

One thing that worked well for us from the beginning, is moving them away from the distraction.  So, if my kid was playing, and I asked them a question, and I didn't get an answer, I would call them to me, and we'd walk together into the next room where I'd ask the question again.  It wasn't presented as "you're in trouble", just as "I need your undivided attention", although we also used it for good things, or to redirect behavior as well.

When they were really little, I reinforced the heck out of the behavior of coming to me when I called.  I'd be cooking in the kitchen, they'd be playing on the floor in the family space that was adjacent and I'd call them to me and do something they liked like letting them taste something yummy, or telling them I was done cooking and it was time to go to the park, or just give them a cuddle.  I was also very clear that not coming wasn't a choice.  It was one of the few things that would lead to time out.

They're teenagers, and it's still one of my go to strategies.  I remove them from the distraction by changing their location for a moment.  [/quote]

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