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" When I called a friend on a fairly urgent matter, I got her four-year-old, who talked about her imaginary pony for five minutes and then hung up on me. At what age should a child be allowed to answer the phone? Some four-year-olds can be taught basic phone manners, but most youngsters aren&amp;#039;t ready until age five or six. It depends on the child -- if they freeze when handed a phone, it&amp;#039;s better to wait until they&amp;#039;re more comfortable. But even if they are chatterers like your friend&amp;#039;s daughter, they need to know the rules: Answer &amp;quot;Hello,&amp;quot; and then, after saying, &amp;quot;Just a minute, please,&amp;quot; hand off the phone to Mom or Dad. Similarly, don&amp;#039;t put your child&amp;#039;s voice on your answering machine unless you&amp;#039;re absolutely sure the message will be decipherable to callers. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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