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You certainly seem to be spending a lot of time sending your child the message that she's special and important, which is admirable. Are you certain you're not overdoing it? If your child grows up always feeling like they're the most important thing in the world, they're going to grow up a spoiled brat.

Children should know that while they're important to you, they're not always the most important thing on your mind.

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> You certainly seem to be spending a lot of time sending your child the message that she's special and important, which is admirable.

Hmm. More like: [...] the message that she's special and important to him.

Considering his child's age the whole world still revolves around her anyway. Heck, she doesn't yet fully understand the world is a complete separate entity from her herself.

Thanks for the comment. I agree that as she gets older she needs to be more self sufficient. Even now she plays by herself in small spurts. The intent of my post wasn't to insinuate that she must always actively feel she's the most important thing in the world, just that if it's a time when we should be actively engaging, say at the dinner table, we should do that, and I, nor she when she gets older, should be preoccupied by trivial "screen time."

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