Is your concern for the child? Do they go to school? Do they have friends? What do you think is the reason she won’t let them play with the cousins at a family gathering? Are you a relative?

There’s nothing you describe that sounds really abnormal without knowing the whole situation.

I can’t think of any words to say she is. An over protective mother? A clingy, needy mother? A dedicated mother? I don’t know the whole story. The child could have special needs, or she could be overly obsessed with her ‘miracle baby’.

Are you trying to help someone in this? What is your role?