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I think children have a 6th sense about when Mommy and Daddy begin having adult conversations. LilE can be contentedly playing alone in the other room. I can pick up the phone and hit call and she will then decide she needs me to do something, ask something, whatever. Can I get an Amen?Never once have we said this was okay. And when I am on the phone or conversing with another adult (other than JD) it is hard to discipline because I don't want to make the other person wait on me.
How do you break this bad behavior, especially when other people are involved?
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If I'm about to make an important call, I tell David to be quiet and give him something to keep him busy. But it's harder when the phone rings. If it isn't a good time, I just don't answer the phone. I look forward to seeing what advice others give!
This is soooo not helpful, but it'll make you smile: I have a friend who calls me from her master bathroom. She'll go in, lock the door, and make a phone call or two. Of course the kids sometimes come and knock on the door, but when I first got to be friends with her I thought that was so funny! I don't have any great tips from my own experience...but I can say, it gets better when they get a little older. Kayci is 6 now, and I just hold up the "you'd better wait a minute!" finger and she backs off. :)
I watched my aunt do this with my little cousin and we are going to start practicing a "shoulder tap" when Lincoln needs me with hopes that this will work with phone calls or if I'm having a conversation with a friend face to face. The idea is when Lincoln needs me, he taps my shoulder or arm and I acknowledge him with eye contact. Then, when there is a break in the conversation, I ask him what he needs. The key is to acknowledge the tap without words and then always respond with words as quickly as possible. (Make sure you respond in a reasonable amount of time, otherwise they keep growing more and more impatient). Hopefully, he'll be satisfied and go on about his way. Mine just turned two, so we'll see what happens.
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