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I agree with connecting dots. You can certainly start teaching them around 3-4 years old, keeping in mind it may take awhile for them to be successful at not interrupting. I have a neighbor whose interrupting 3 year old is now an interrupting 6 1/2 year old... Every 3 minutes it seems.. And she still doesn't work on teaching her daughter not to interrupt. It's very frustrating to have a conversation with her.

I taught my girls to put their hand on my shoulder/arm and that was their sign or way of letting me know they wanted me or needed to say something while I was having a conversation with someone.