

In short, he was in high need of everything.

His emotional, social and physical demands (such as constant attention, touch, communication, comfort, feeding, carrying etc.) were sky high, strong and incessant. The reason for my frantic search on the net was that in his own loving way, of course, my baby son was driving me to near exhaustion. Sears (William Sears) and his wife, Martha Sears, who themselves have had Those were my words of relief when in a moment of sheer desperation I typed in 'demanding babies' in Google, hoping to find a piece of inspirational baby advice.Īfter some time of loosely going through various parenting websites, I found the terms high need baby and attachment theory research on a great parenting website made by Dr. "Yes! That's what I have: a high need baby! This is great! I'm not alone in this world!" A High Need Baby A Strong Personality Is Great, But Where's the Off Button?
