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Jul 2024
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Dealing with Needy & Attention Seeking B...

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist
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A listener wants to know if it's OK to always pick up a fussy, needy toddler who always wants to be held? Will this responsiveness perpetuate more neediness and get in the way of building independence? Another mom wants to know how to handle a particular attention-seeking behavior in her toddler once and for all that has waxed and waned for over a year.



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