“It can occur within a range of children ages. The most common age that kids express the desire to be babied once again is around their early childhood; maybe 4-10 years old. It can be brought up by jealousy, protection from reality, or a number of other reasons. For many children the desire will die out in time, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it.” She said with a smile.
I smiled back, glad that I knew someone so insightful toward such topics, but then played back what Amber had just said to me in my mind.
“Uh… you said most children will end up losing the desire as time goes on right? Well… what happens to those that won’t lose that tendency to be babied?” I asked grimly.