I'm just noticing more and more that DS1 (14) 'lectures' us when he talks. He is bright and funny and interesting, but I do sometimes feel a bit panic-stricken after a while because he can talk endlessly about his latest obsession. I've been wondering recently if perhaps I'm not doing him any favours by letting him talk non-stop; maybe I need to teach him that conversation should be two-way. But I don't want to hurt his feelings or make him feel that I'm not interested in what he says, because I am.
If I do try to put my own viewpoint about something, it often triggers another one of his obsessions and then he's off on a new subject and I'm wishing I'd kept my mouth shut.
Does anyone else have this issue with their child? And has anyone tried teaching them to have a conversational exchange instead of to lecture?