I currently have a girl like that, but she is 15 months. She is a doll, adorable and she loves to be cuddled. However, I only give her her morning hug when she arrives and then tell her to go play. At the beginning she only wanted to be close to me (she is not whiny or anything, but she would just prefer to sit in my lap all day if she could instead of playing or moving). So, if she came to me I got up and move around heading where there were interesting things to play with and when she followed me I pretended to ignore her, after a while of walking behind me she got distracted and started playing by herself and moving around. She is now much more independent than when she arrived, about 3 months ago. Her mom is has an attachment parenting approach and she is being held almost at all times at home, but not here. A cuddle here and there I don't mind, but not all day and it also isn't healthy for kids that should be moving and learn to play independently too.