I don't think it's something you have to solve, it will happen naturally. All kids do this and most tend to stop by adulthood.
Re:How to get kids to pay attention
by jaggederest on Sunday July 01, 2018 @11:47PM
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It's also usually not the thing itself that they are valuing.
It's the interaction. She wants you to read the same book to her because she knows that you do the voices and act it out and she gets to interact. That's the point. If you ask them, they'll tell you what they value. You don't have to think your way around them, they know, even by the time they're 3 or so. People have desires, and they can tell you what they are, with some help and elicitation.
Re:How to get kids to pay attention
by ryan-allen on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @03:28AM
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Hm, I obviously don't get this kid thing. I'll try harder!
I'm not sure how to solve for this, but I'm trying to instill that conversations and interactions have to be two way, so just because "you are interested in X" doesn't mean that talking at someone over and over about things they are not interested in isn't a way to foster satisfying interactions for all parties involved.
A parent might placate and be always "oh that's so interesting!", but their peers? Their peers might ignore them leaving the kid confused as to the response.