Parents know it from the phone: children chatter in between as soon as the conversation begins. This can also happen when visitors have announced themselves. What is behind it? And how should parents react?
Hamburg (dpa / tmn) - Some children behave like exchanged when their parents get a visit. They constantly chatter in between, so that normal conversation is hardly possible.
They really crank up - for fear they might get less attention. This is due to changes in the usual daily routine, to which children often react uncertainly, explains the online portal "leben-und-erzieh.de".
It is advisable to involve the child in the preparations for the visit. So it could help with shopping, cooking and tablecloths. Perhaps it can come up with a surprise for the guest too - a self-made picture, for example.
After a short period of greeting and getting to know each other, the child should then know: Now my parents want to talk to the visitor in peace. I am allowed to be there, but not constantly chattering in between. The parents could take their child on their laps, scratch their backs, so that they notice: I get enough attention.
But mothers and fathers should continue to talk to the visitor in peace. The little ones would have to learn to accept that the parents are now primarily there for the visit. From three or four years of age, children could also work alone for a while.