"Honey, don't interrupt me! ... What did you want?"

I was recently talking to a friend of mine that has a toddler. This little guy, kept interrupting to get his mommy's attention!

Well, he got it!

"Don't interrupt me while, I'm talking, Honey! ... Now, what do you want, Dear?"

~~ interruption successful! ~~

We begin conversation again, for another interruption.

"Honey, Mommy said, not to interrupt. What do you want?"

~~ again, interruption successful!~~

See my point here?

IF you want your child to continue interrupting, this is the pattern you want to follow.

IF you want your child to learn to respect their elders, and that they have a place in your life. Then you're going to have to try something new.

You're going to need to discipline yourself, before you can teach your child proper self discipline.

If you're talking to an adult friend, and your child interrupts you (and they will!), Remind them not to interrupt you, but then instead of stopping to listen to them, continue your adult conversation -for just a sentence or two- and then hear your child.

You're still giving your child attention. You're not a bad parent-- you're teaching them to wait!

Our children need patience in life... they will learn it from us. They also need to know that the world does not revolve around them. They become a part of our world, our lives. Aren't we happiest when we are caring for someone we love, or making them happy? Our children are happiest when they realize that the world does not revolve around them. And that their lives become a part of our lives!

How many couples do you know live their lives for their children? My life, when I married my husband, became a part of his. We are 'one flesh'. We live to be happy together, and to have a happy relationship. When we started having children, our kids became a part of our life that we started together when we got married.

Someday, our children will all be grown. If our lives have only revolved around them, we will have a difficult time being alone together. Eventually we'll realize that while we were raising our children, we drifted apart. I do not want to be a stranger to my husband when my kids are gone. I want to continue our lives together, looking forward to the future and all that it holds (hopefully grandkids!)