Comment by munificent

This is what I do with my kids.

They both have the habit of very frequently interrupting me to ask me questions they either know or can find the answer to easily, or asking me to do things they can do for themselves.

I try to avoid just giving a blunt "no" because I'm also trying to instill in them the idea that family is about helping each other. So I try to say, "Yes, but I'm in the middle of ___. Give me a few minutes then I'll help you."

More often than not, as if by magic, it turns out they have the capacity to do it themselves all of a sudden.