Does she not like me? lol

[sunnydays]

I have an 18 month old who has been with me for close to a year now and he is a bit like that! If I am busy with something and not sitting, he will play happily, but as soon as I sit down, he seems to expect me to pick him up and do something with him. Before it was worse...he would let out little mournful cries/whimpers here and there all day long and would want me to pick him up...but I completely ignored (and continue to ignore) these cries as long as I could see that he was fine and he is much better now. I know that he is VERY babied at home...his dad carries him around and responds to his every whimper. However, he has learned over time to play on his own, so it is possible to overcome it! Just make sure that when you ignore the whimpers and huffs and snuffs, you find other times to give her positive attention