all children seem to live for is too gain adult attention, what drives them to this?
2007-01-30 05:05:08 · 14 answers · asked by mark d 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
In my experience, if a child is given a healthy amount of attention at home, they don't indulge in attention seeking antics. In a child's mind attention equates to interest, and this in turn makes them feel loved and secure. It should not, however, mean that the child is always the centre of attention, or that the parents' lives have to revolve around the child, because that has the same effect as too little attention. I suppose it's all about feeling loved and secure and having very clear boundaries set at a young age regarding acceptable behaviour.
2007-01-30 05:22:51 · answer #1 · answered by uknative 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, God I hope you're kidding and if not I hope you don't have children. Kids don't just crave attention they NEED it. It's a basic human need. It's a human right. It helps them grow as a person. It depends on the kind of attention they get, if it's negative you're going to have a problem child, if it's positive you'll have a good child. Of course, there are times that attention just isn't an option, such as when you're driving a car or something like that. Then you tell them to wait until you are able to give them attention.
Then again, maybe YOU asked this question just for some attention...
2007-01-30 13:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by musicpanther67 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Children crave attention because its a natural instinct its something that cant be entirely explained but in my opinion children crave attention because that's a form of love to them.
2007-01-30 13:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by xoxo;Danieee 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because when they are 1st born that is what they are taught. Let me explain it a bit.
When they are 1st born there parents take care of them. Feed them, change them clothe them and that is all giving them attention. As they get older usually their parents are the ones that play with them. (I know that is the case with my son now as since there are no other children around for him to play with)
So as they get older and older they get use to the attention and start to crave it. The attention you give is like a drug so to speak. Every one likes to do the things that bring them pleasure. Like eating a good meal of food that you love. It's the same with children craving attention. They just get use to it and the want it all the time.
Like you would love to eat your favorite food all the time. But as adults we know if we did that we would eventually get bored of it and want something else, But children haven't grasped that "adult" thought yet so they just tend to want the things they like all the time. Regradless if it's mac and cheese for dinner or their parents playing with them.
Also Children expericance jealousy. If the parent is talking to another adult or doing something with another adult they want to be involved and they don't get "it's just for adults" such as having a party they don't want to go to bed. Since they get jealous and start thinking that you don't want to play with them anymore and they end up trying to be "annoying" all night because at least you are away from the party and you are with them. Even if it is laying them in bed and getting into trouble.
It's just a natural phase in life. As they hit the pre/teenage years that craving attention gets lessened because they have friends to give them the attention they want and they tend to just move away from their adult parents.
and in most cases the role is reversed on who wants the attention. The child always wants attention the craving for it just lessens as the years go by and they find other sources of attention from people around their own age.
Hope that helps in explaining things to you :)
2007-01-30 13:30:27 · answer #4 · answered by Roe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why,attention may be but all of them do. Imagine 14 children from 5 to11 year old screaming their head off in a minibus!!
2007-02-01 03:30:37 · answer #5 · answered by van n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm beginning to wonder just how much of it is the need for attention vs. need for stimulation. Some children are content in front of the TV for hours, others need constant stimulation and actuvity. It has to do with their need to have their surroundings and world explained to them. It's how they learn.
2007-01-30 13:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
children are born knowing two things 1. how to suck . 2. how to cry ... .. everything else is a learned behaviour. they are little sponges just trying to learn as much as possible . your job as an adult in their lives is to stimulate them every waking hour of their day.. if you are unwilling to do this consider adopting them out.. teaching them joyfully will teach them the joy of learning..
2007-01-30 13:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by pbear i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have placed a question on answers,, why,, so you can get some attention,, same applies to a child.
2007-01-30 13:10:37 · answer #8 · answered by april 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are human beings not rocks. How do you think children learn? Not by being ignored or by being by themselves. Don't be ridiculous or stay away from all children.
2007-01-30 13:12:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
OMG the answer you are looking for is in a question i asked on craving attention!! PLEASE LOOK AT THE QUESTION I ASKED!! its called: "Why do i crave attention from my teachers? am i ridiculously stupid?" just click on my pic and go in my questions and click on it, or just type it in in the bar at the top! please look! please! answer if you feel you can! thanks! x x x x
2007-01-30 14:49:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋