Yesterday, I wrote here in the Single Parents blog wondering how we could really blame our children for wanting to have our attention. As I wrote, I realized that the “dark shadow” of attention-seeking behavior on the part of our kids is how it can affect them when they feel ignored. After all, who really wants to be ignored and is there anything worse than feeling invisible and unimportant? We may not be intentionally ignoring our child or children—life can get hectic and busy and we might be so wrapped up in our own worries that we do not even … Continue reading →