02-23-2013, 09:54 PM
Maybe they need your validation and acceptance. Maybe, still ambivalent or unsure about who they are, what needs to be done, and what they are capable of. There is probably some positive connotation they put to being reliant on surrogates, buffers, and comforters. Which could mean there is some other issue that needs to be worked out to become independent and 'mature'... like some developmental issue that keeps them attached to whatever object that gives them comfort?