"The best thing you can do is accept that sometimes he’ll act needy and other times he’ll ignore you. Give him the space he needs to explore (provided it’s safe), but stay close by in case he wants to run back to you for an occasional hug of reassurance. "
women at GS, why do men behave like kids, c r a n k y?
because they do not have what it takes to say to a woman that they need love so they behave like kids, so when a man behaves like a kid the woman feels that just like a lonely kid she picks him up and shows her love towards that kid, so men hope the same thing hoping that the woman will notice her self that he is in search of love.