I carried my baby constantly for the first year and now at eighteen months he will not play independently and I wonder if I prevented him from learning to self-soothe
More people experience this than they realize.
The very closeness you provided to create security may have inadvertently limited your child's capacity for autonomy
“Where Are You with Attachment parenting in practice?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.