I don't get my messages..and I'm afraid she is getting into a potenially bad habit..any way to avoid this?
2006-09-14 14:44:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
She rushes to get to the phone
2006-09-14 14:50:21 · update #1
Are you able to put the phone out of her reach? Hang it high on the wall or put it on top of the refrigerator?
2006-09-14 16:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by hippieiam29 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should start a new rule, she can only answer the phone with your permission. My daughter went through that too. She would answer the phone, even if it was someone I did not care to speak to. We have caller I.D. and I love it so she began to tell me who was calling. I would tell her whether I wanted the answering machine to get or if I wanted to talk to that person. (especially when time was limited and the person I knew was calling was long winded) Either way she still felt that she had some "control" in answering the phone. Good Luck
2006-09-14 21:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by LadyJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you can teach her the correct and proper way of answering the phone and taking a message. For instance, "No, my dad cannot come to the phone right now, can I take a message?" Or whatever it is that you find as appropriate. Tell her that she can continue to answer the phone but only if she does it the right way.
2006-09-14 21:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by bunny 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get caller ID so that way you can have a list of all the calls that you recieved but didnt get any messages. Or put the phone up on the wall out of reach.. and maybe tell your child that she needs to start getting the messages for mommy or mommy will start to get angry with her.
AGH oops i meant daddy lol i didnt realize it usually i think mothers would ask this.
2006-09-14 21:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teach your child the proper way to answer the phone and put a notepad and pen next to the phone and teach her how to take a message. If that is to hard tell her that when she answers the phone and it is for mum or dad give the phone to you right away.
2006-09-14 21:47:32 · answer #5 · answered by shannonamanda84 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a really cool notebook and have her write down the messages in it and only the messages in it with a really cool pen too! Then when she gets to "play secretary" and read you off your messages, she will feel important because as a good parent you will talk about how great a secretary she is and no one takes better messages than her. It will help her with writing and also boost her confidence.
2006-09-14 21:50:46 · answer #6 · answered by DispatchGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me understand. Which of you is the parent and which the child? You need to let the child understand there are adult functions and child functions and answering the phone is an adult function. Can't tell you how obnoxious it is to be on the calling end with a kid playing with you. How difficult is it to say "no"? Your responsibility is to guide and teach, not be chief friend and cheer leader.
2006-09-14 22:03:22 · answer #7 · answered by DelK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only let her answer the phone when you're home, that way she gets to answer the phone and she won't have to take a message. If you're not home have someone else answer or let the machine get it.
2006-09-14 22:06:28 · answer #8 · answered by Valerie S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's 8 yrs old tell her not touch the phone. And if she does spank her hand or punish her some other way. Long as she knows you mean it.
2006-09-14 22:02:41 · answer #9 · answered by Daddy Big Dawg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to her about being responsible and explain to her by you not getting your messages can prevent you from doing important things for work or it can be an emergency or worse if someone has gotten hurt you may never know because you didnt get your messages
2006-09-14 21:49:51 · answer #10 · answered by Rivelle W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋