In the child example, the child will sometimes just want interaction with the mother, and use this as the method of getting interaction—rather than it being a battle for status per se, though it strikes me as well as obvious that’s a factor (it approximately never isn’t).
In the child example, the child will sometimes just want interaction with the mother, and use this as the method of getting interaction—rather than it being a battle for status per se, though it strikes me as well as obvious that’s a factor (it approximately never isn’t).