Maybe someone should have paid more attention to Kylie Jenner when she was a kid ... The 17-year-old sexpot Instagrammed two skin-baring bikini pics of herself over the weekend and made it clear how much she needs validation. Read a book and put on some clothes little lady!

At this point we think the teen is really trying to give sis Kim a run for her money for the title of "Sexiest Kardashian."

In one snap, Kylie sits on a plush red couch and shows off her body while sitting next to a pit bull. The photo has a caption that reads, "Dogs couch now." Huh? We guess that's the kind of stuff you caption your posts when you go to the mall instead of high school ...

The other pic features the brunette's bikini-clad torso, sans caption. We think it would work if she'd just simply written, "Tell me I am worth something."

Sometimes we just want to give Kylie a hug and say: "Kylie, you don't need to post sexy photos of yourself for people to love you." But mostly we want to mock her.

Meanwhile, Tyga's young temptress has been trying to polish her pipes and learn how to sing. Umm maybe she should quit while she's ahead and learn to read?