A Genius Way to Teach Your Child Not to Interrupt

I will be trying this out. Thank you!

i will try it with my 7-years-old daughter in this evening :) thanks

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What a good idea! I will have to give this a go. I am totally sick of ‘mummy look’ ‘mummy look!!!’, over and over again!

Great advice! We are expecting our first child in August, and this is something I will definitely remember for the future!

This is an age-old Montessori technique!

I love this so much! Thank you for sharing. My little guy is just 10 months old but it’s never to early to store up handy bits of wisdom for the future. He’ll be interrupting me soon enough.

After reading this article I thought I’d try this technique with my four year old (who loves to say ‘Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me’ until you stop talking, by which point he’s often forgotten what he wanted to say!) and it really works! It’s almost become like a little game for us, our secret code, and we make eye contact and have a little giggle while I finish my conversation and then prompt him to go ahead and talk. Thank you for such a sweet and simple tip :)

Such a great idea and how cute that he sees it as a secret code!

Really such a great idea. Love the “secret code” approach too. :)

Awesome idea!

Such great simple advice, thanks for sharing!

It’s funny to hear this trick because when we lived in Morocco, this is how you interrupted all conversations. If you wanted to speak to an adult who was talking to someone, you’d gently put your hand on their forearm and wait. Then, at a convenient break, they’d acknowledge you. If you didn’t put your hand there, the conversation would just continue. I always loved having this as an option! It seemed so much more polite and unobtrusive.

I read that same advice not too long ago and also thought it was such a wonderful idea!

Will definitely implement it once my little guy is talking and comprehending.

Love when you share parenting tips/advice.

Thanks!

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That’s brilliant!

This is what I grew up doing! :) Need to start with my 3 year old as we’re just encountering the issue.

This is what my mom did for us growing up, too! So sweet. I hope to use it with my little boys, too.

Great idea!

I love this for my son! Now I just need a trick while we’re in the car and I’m trying to talk to my husband (both in the front seat?) :) Planning to use this at home though!

wow. that is really genius.

Oh my gosh this is genius!! My oldest is a Chatty Cathy, too, and that clip is what I always think of. My husband thinks it’s hilarious. Me? Not so much. But I’m definitely going to try this technique. I’m also working on teaching both my sons not to interrupt one another, which is a whole other battle. I find myself almost rushing along whoever is speaking because the other one is getting anxious that he can’t put in his two cents before he forgets it (which, watch out if that happens – melt-down city!)! It’s kind of a hot mess. Wonder if this would work on the two of them as well to teach them to take turns speaking (kind of like raising your hand in school)?

My parents did this with my siblings and I growing up! We called it the interrupting rule ��

I often have this with my four year old and I hate myself for constantly saying hang on a sec. I can’t wait to try this out with my boy, thanks for sharing! x

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My parents taught me this growing up, except we placed a hand on their shoulder!

That’s genius! I have to try this with my daughter. She’ll love our “secret code.”

Brilliant suggestion! You are very kind to share these lovely child rearing secrets with us all. Thank you!!

I love this so much. Thanks for sharing!

Love it, I am with Mims my son is 15 and maybe too late, but I can try!! (getting him to stand there and touch me will be a giant step at this age!)

We have loved this and our 3 yo feels empowered. Currently we’re just teaching her NOT to do it at supper/when out to eat. She would otherwise get up 20 times and walk around the table and stand patiently by our side…. Now she’s also having to learn that sometimes you just have to wait until people are done. Period. Life skills can be hard for little people! ;)

Love this. Thank you!

Joanna, I completely agree! Since moving back to the U.S. I’ve stopped doing this to other adults – it feels too weird. But I’d love to teach this to my kids someday (6 weeks until we get to meet our little one!).

My sister did this with her then small child. It also worked brilliantly for her! Now her daughter is 14 and won’t have a full conversation with her!!! Haha! Amazing how every stage has its own unique set of challenges. So great that we mothers can learn from each other! I’m currently in the diapering and pregnancy phase. When I think it’s so tough, I look at my sister with her now moody tween and don’t think I have it so bad! Haha!

Thanks so much for sharing this! Definitely tucking this one away for future!

This is so sweet and polite! I have a 2.5 year old and I start implementing this straight away! Let’s hope it takes! :) Thank you for sharing.

Elisabeth, that is fascinating!! in the US, it seems like that would feel awkward since people don’t really touch each other here as much. so fascinating.