The clingy, whiney child

[playfelt]

Assuming the parents drop everything and cater to every little whimper, whine, etc in an attempt to not have the child upset so it is a learned behaviour.

Give her a chair or spot to sit when she needs your attention ie she can't come after you but needs to go and wait for you to come - kinda like putting your hand up in school, lol. In time she may sit and then change her mind if you take too long to come and go back to playing. When she comes directly to you say no sit and I come to you, and eventually no words just point to the chair and then you don't budge till she has sat and stopped crying and is waiting patiently.

Much of it is about teaching her to wait. Wait for attention, wait her turn for attention, become more self sufficient.