How do you stay focused when a child tells you about something and you find yourself zoning out? Both my kids went through this phase but I'm trying really hard to break the habit. It's soooo unbelievably rude of me. But sometimes the intricacies of minecraft or the start to finish recap of a particular episode of some show doesn't interest me. But I think sometimes it's more the delivery rather than the content.

I'm at a loss. But it makes me feel so awful. And I am terrified that its going to cause communication problems in the future. Or teach bad habits