Dealing with Needy & Attention Seeking Behaviors

Parenting Beyond Discipline

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.4 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	Welcome to the Your Village podcast, Parenting Beyond Discipline. Your Village is the most
0:08.4	comprehensive site for evidence-based parenting classes available on demand at your village
0:14.4	online.com. Our 50 plus classes give parents the foundation, steps, and tools for creating strong, healthy
0:21.8	relationships with their children, resulting in responsible, cooperative, happy, and successful
0:27.5	children and families.
0:29.1	My goal is to help parents support their children in finding and reaching their own unique
0:34.1	potential.
0:35.7	The podcast is a place to learn about all things parenting and get your questions
0:40.6	answered. I'm your village founder and your host, Aaron Royer. This week, I have two more questions.
0:48.4	One about a needy toddler's behavior and another about attention-seeking toddler behavior. So let's get right to the questions.
0:56.0	Danya asks,
0:59.0	Hi, Aaron, my son Tyler is almost 17 months and my question is how to handle whining and crying with mom only.
1:05.0	About Tyler's temperament and personality.
1:08.0	He's very persistent, active, generally happy, and expressive.
1:12.1	He loves to be active. He wants to open every door, empty every bin, climb anything he can.
1:18.0	He's very curious, interested in everything you do, wants to participate, touch, hold everything.
1:24.1	He's social, loves to say hi and bye to everyone, and generally not afraid of new people.
1:29.6	If he is upset, he will let you know loud and clear, and if he is happy, he will also let you
1:34.4	know. When Tyler is around me, Mom, he is whiny and clingy. He wants my attention all the time.
1:41.3	If I do something other than play with him or watch him play, he comes over and
1:44.9	whines and complains and wants to be held. I've been teaching him to at least ask nicely and not
1:49.9	whine, so after I say, can you ask nicely? He will say please. So I'll pick him up. He usually
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