#136: Needy Toddler & Attention-Seeking Toddler Behavior

Parenting Beyond Discipline - A podcast by Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

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.