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No stop talking

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LololaLo2012 · 26/10/2022 18:14

This is going to sound terrible, but my 5 year-old daughter talks way too much!

Im talking an excessive amount of talking. Like, 99% of the time, she is literally just talking to herself, but she is ALWAYS saying something! I will be in the middle of a phone call or a conversation, and she just starts talking about something random that has nothing to do with what is currently happening. She literally talks to me from the moment her eyes open to the minute she finally falls asleep!

Now she is getting slight older is is almost becoming rude as I can’t seem to have a conversation with anyone else without her having to tell me something/interrupt me. I’ve tried the you must say excuse me to little effect.
School have made a comment that’s she a bit of a chatter box!

I am completely grateful that she is a intelligent, happy and perfectly healthy child. By know means trying to upset/trigger any parents of children that have additional needs with speech and language

I don’t want to damper her spirt as she is a lovey girl who is very like and polite, just the constant chatter!!!

Any handy tips? Help need please!

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Swifty82 · 27/10/2022 13:26

Sorry no tips really, I have one just the same. Just to say if I am talking to people I ask my little girl to hold my hand if she wants to talk to me. Then she knows she has my attention without interrupting, and I will come to her when I'm done. If she does interrupt, I tell her to not interrupt, but never stop my conversation until there is a suitable break. Then I always make sure to go back to her " now, what did you want to say".

It can be very annoying, but I'm guessing in 10 years we'll struggle to get any words from them? lol

MistyFrequencies · 27/10/2022 13:33

My sister was this kid. Even now as a 30 year old she never, ever stops talking. My mum used to play the "silence challenge" game with us (all of us, so the talkative one didnt feel targeted) where we all sat in the kitchen and whoever stayed silent the longest won a prize. We loved it. It at least gave mum some peace, which i imagine was vital with 7 kids. Maybe try that?

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