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[quote=Anonymous]Love how this thread immediately spun out into determinations of who needs therapy and diagnosing children as autistic. Classic DCUM!

OP, my 5 year old is the worst with this and it drives me insane. I think kids in that 4-6 yo range are generally programmed to do this unless they are very shy. I hang out with a lot of other families with children in this age range as well, since our kids are friends, and they all do it. Our approach, which no one thinks is rude and seems to work fairly well, is to say, "Larlo, did you hear that Adult is talking? Wait until they are done and then you can have a turn," then carry on with the adult conversation. We make sure to double back to the kid when it is their turn. I do this both to my own kid and to the other kids, as do other parents. The kids often get bored of waiting to take turns talking and leave us alone.

This is for the case of interrupting or talking over others, and I don't think it's rude at all to say this to someone else's kid. It models behavior and teaches. If you just don't want to speak to a child who is otherwise well mannered and not interrupting (sounds like probably this isn't the case, based on your description of the closet-rummaging child), then I agree with others, you either need to figure out parent-only hangouts, or accept that the child will be part of the conversation. [/quote]

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