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What Causes A Child To Need Constant Attention?

Hello,my daughter is seven and half year old. S wants more and more attention, like she is doing anything for giving attention. She feels inferiority, she is quite healthy by body and mind. Some misbehaving started after my second child birth. As m trying to give equal time but sometimes she is doing some wrong to get me angry enough. I m trying to control my self.Now the situation is, she doesn t like me as mom
Fri, 17 Jan 2020
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It's normal for children to need attention and approval. However, attention-seeking becomes a problem when it happens all the time. Even charming attention-seeking can become controlling. Many children make tragedies out of trivial concerns to get your sympathy. Excessive attention-seeking results in a situation where your child commands your life. Many children misbehave to get attention. The most notorious reason for misbehavior in young children, this can be the seed for discipline problems in later childhood and adolescence. Therefore, I suggest consulting a child psychologist for evaluation of your child's behavior and suggest corrective behavior therapy methods.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. K. V. Anand, Psychologist
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What Causes A Child To Need Constant Attention?

Hello, It s normal for children to need attention and approval. However, attention-seeking becomes a problem when it happens all the time. Even charming attention-seeking can become controlling. Many children make tragedies out of trivial concerns to get your sympathy. Excessive attention-seeking results in a situation where your child commands your life. Many children misbehave to get attention. The most notorious reason for misbehavior in young children, this can be the seed for discipline problems in later childhood and adolescence. Therefore, I suggest consulting a child psychologist for evaluation of your child s behavior and suggest corrective behavior therapy methods. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. K. V. Anand, Psychologist