12/15/2025
When we feel a child is doing something “just to get attention,”
the response is simple:
let’s give them some attention.
Because attention isn’t a flaw.
It’s a basic human need.
It’s how children say, “I’m overwhelmed,”
“I need connection,”
or “I don’t know how to hold this alone.”
We forget that adults seek attention too —
we just do it in more socially acceptable ways.
We call a friend, vent, ask for support, lean on someone.
Children ask in the only ways they know how.
So instead of labelling the behaviour as manipulation, we can choose to see it as communication.
A bid for closeness.
A signal that something inside them needs anchoring.
Attention doesn’t spoil a child. Disconnection does. Meeting their need now teaches them how to ask for help later…
With words instead of outbursts,
with trust instead of fear,
with openness instead of shame.
If a child is asking for attention, the most loving thing we can do is notice and draw them closer. ❤️
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