It's alright that you need me
My child, I want to say this to you: It's alright that you need me. Needing is good. Needing is natural. When you cry for me, when you wrap your arms around me, when you sigh because you feel happy in my arms...you're behaving just as you should. You are finding out where you fit in this world, discovering all there is around you and learning how to feel safe.
Mother of 1, Yvette Lamb explains why she wants to reclaim need and dependence as good things in a young child.
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