How do you stop your dc interrupting you?

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ds is only child, I am lone parent, so he is very used to having me all to himself. he is nearly 5.

He is a terrible interrupter, he has lots to say. Now I do try the "I'm talking / x is talking, please wait your turn" but he keeps nagging and chuntering so much that it becomes easier to let him ask his question because it becomes impossible to talk over him or even think of what you want to say. If I try to send him away he just nags and says "oh but I just want to ask ..." cue 5 mins of verbal diaorrhea.

Any ideas on how to sort this out? I am horribly aware it is rude of him to interrupt and rude of me to let him when I and a friend are trying to have a conversation.

I have to say, I would continue with the "I'm/X is talking, please wait until we're finished" and then ignore him until your conversation is finished, then turn to him, saying "thank you for waiting" (even if he hasn't!) "now what is it you wanted to tell me?"

It's hard, and DD1 and DD2 (4 1/2 and 3 1/4) still interrupt often, but they do know to wait when I remind them.

Ds is 12 and still does this. I tell him to wait and he gets the hump because he won't remember what he's going to ask if he does (apparently) It drives me nuts. I tell him to wait, then will ask him when I/the other person have finished speaking. It helps most of the time.

Ah yes LadySybil - ds will get in complete agonies and start crying "but it's gone out of my brain now!".

12 you say ... hmm. I may put this on the back burner for a bit. I have other more pressing ishoos to fix like him being in my bed every night (please tell me this doesn't go on until age 12?!)

I had to put a stop to him climbing into my bed when he was 3. He's a clever child so I just told him that it was exhausting when he does this because I can't sleep. Try rapid return, this helps. It's important not to let them into your bed at any point though as it starts the cycle all over again.

I have tried rapid return, he cries so pitifully every time that I feel sorry for him. He says he's lonely and I know he just wants some company. (grr, I need to slap myself and sort it out.)

Give him a teddy . Tell him that bed time is for sleeping and you'll be too tired to play with him during the day if he comes into your bed because it wakes you up. I know it's hard to see them upset, you'll never get your bed back though.