It’s important to do what our children need, not what they want. They may “want” us to stay around them every moment and entertain them, since they are egocentric, but what they NEED is someone to MODEL how to live a fulfilling life. Imagine never ever speaking around them. Imagine they never see an adult speak or read. Maybe as an adult they might find a school to teach them how to do these, but it’s very unlikely or incredibly difficult for them. This is like growing up around adults who never have dreams or work on them. As children, we’re MODELING how to be. We don’t listen to how we are “told” to be by people that aren’t doing the thing themselves.