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Does your DC answer the house phone?

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BellaRock
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Does your DC answer the house phone?

DS is 8 and he still doesn't answer the phone.

He will tell me who is calling from the caller ID if I am not near the phone but he wont answer it. He is too shy.

Does your DC answer the phone? How old are they?

Posted 1/31/11 8:18 PM
 

PatsBrat
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

My 7 year old does if he sees a name or number he recognizes on the caller ID.
My 5 year old couldn't care less about the phone.
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Posted 1/31/11 8:42 PM
 

LSP2005
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

If I cannot get to the phone I will have DS answer it. He is 3 1/2. I have gone over exactly what to say and we practiced with family members. He says hello. Who is calling please. Then he shouts out to me mommy, xx is calling. I then say please tell them to hold on or I will say please tell them I will call them back. If it is family then he will just talk with them.

I feel that it is very important to go over these types of things and have also reviewed what to do in an emergency, and how/when to call 911.
I.e Hi My name is xxx. I live at YYY. I have an emergency, please send fire, ambulance, police depending upon what the emergency is. I also explained that he needs to stay on the phone with them until the help arrives or that he needs to leave and we mapped out where to go if there is a fire.

I would try practicing with family members so that it becomes commonplace for him. Good luck!

Message edited 1/31/2011 8:57:06 PM.

Posted 1/31/11 8:55 PM
 

CouponKT
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

DD answers the phone before I can get to it sometimes Chat Icon

Usually, the only people that call us are MIL or DH, so it's fine. But she speaks well and would give the phone to me if it were anyone else

Posted 2/1/11 1:02 PM
 

ChrisDee
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

YUP my 10 yr old does. It is usually for herChat Icon

Posted 2/1/11 1:13 PM
 

SHOPAHOLIC
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

Never unless I ask them to.

Posted 2/1/11 2:18 PM
 

dawnygirl25
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

DD is 4.5 - she will answer if I ask her to.

Posted 2/1/11 5:48 PM
 

Erica
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

my 5 year old sometimes will. He shocked me one day, the phone was next to him and he just picked it up and said hello?

Posted 2/1/11 6:10 PM
 

GoldenRod
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

No. Then again, DW and I rarely answer the phone... Chat Icon Chat Icon We have talking caller ID, and usually let the answering machine get it.

Posted 2/2/11 9:45 AM
 

colesmom
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

Cole is almost 6 - he answers the phone by saying Hello (our address) ... I have no idea who taught him that!

The other day we were at a friends house and he picked up their phone and answered with THEIR address Chat Icon

Posted 2/2/11 10:58 AM
 

christinec2010
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

My 9 year old nephew answers the phone all the time, at home & at my parents house (his grandparents house). It is actually rather annoying. He is rude & IMO he only answers the phone to find out who is on the phone & not to actually have a conversation with someone.

Posted 2/2/11 1:13 PM
 

Stacey1403
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

Damien will when it's his friends or my sister. Otherwise he just yells to me who it is. Jaidy has no interest!

Posted 2/2/11 3:17 PM
 

twobabies
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

My 6 year old and 8 year old look at the caller id as soon as the phone rings. If they know the number, they pick it up. lol

Posted 2/2/11 4:14 PM
 

steph4777
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Re: Does your DC answer the house phone?

When our phone rings, the caller ID also comes on our TV. If it's my inlaws, my parents or one of our siblings, we'll let me 5 year old pick up.

Posted 2/2/11 6:56 PM
 
 

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