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[quote=Anonymous]What you are describing, with him needing you every moment, is a clear indication that he NEEDS independent play. Clearly mom is enabling this demanding behavior or he'd have grown out of it by now, so you need to have a talk with her where you can explain the long-term importance of independent play at this age, and also your need for him to be respectful of other people's wants and needs. So if you want to have a cup of tea and chat with him while he builds a lego tower, he needs to learn to accept that he can't always have what he wants, because that is emotionally UNHEALTHY for him.

I work with a 1 year old who is the same, but it's expected at this age. I build in excuses (like making a cup of tea or folding a load of laundry while he's awake) to not answer every demand immediately specifically [i]because[/i] I want him to learn to be patient with me and with other people (and he is so far an only child). This is really, really important but ESPECIALLY by the elementary ages when he is going to encounter serious social disadvantages by acting that way. Schedule a chat with your MB pronto.[/quote]

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