my 14 mo dd pushes me away when daddy is around

[theexmrsbarryscott]

hi

my 14 mo dd literally pushes me away with a firm no when my dh is holding her. when he's around she cries for him to pick her up and when i come near she turns her face the other way so she cant see me and clings to her daddy with all her strength.

i would do anything for her and love her to bits so this is really really starting to get to me. if dh goes out of the room or off to work she literally screams and screams, she settles after a minute or so but it seems like she doesnt want to be around me.

please tell me it's just a phase she's going through.

It is most definately a phase! You'll have to harden yourself to it though, little girls always want to be daddy's little girl! Mines still gets to me sometimes and she's 12!

It's a phase. It will come and go throughout her life. She still loves and adores you, but you know what they say.... A girl loves her daddy!

Mine have all been there and done that. DT1 adores her daddy and will sometimes cry if he's not here and she "only gets mummy!" Clearly I'm the punishment lol!

Seriously though......... it's a phase and this too shall pass!

i know i was a daddy's girl when i was little.

i just feel like i do so much for her and we do loads together, swimming, baby groups, trips to the park etc but that it's all for nothing. could it just be that she doesnt see her dad during the day so clings to him when he's around?

It could be, but its really nothing to worry about. It always used to get me when I collected dd from school everyday and I'd just get 'hello', but when daddy did it, it was, 'yay! daddy! hugs and kisses all round!

It's normal. My DS used to do that too, but he did grow out of it. It's heartbreaking at the time, I know, so I do feel for you.

Are you the main carer? Because if so, I think that's par for the course. Doesn't mean she loves or needs you any less, simply means you're around more. One of the upsides of both dh and myself working and taking equal roles in parenting was that we both got equal attention from our dcs.