2.5 yr old DD calling me by my name

[Lyra87]

My 2.5 yr old DD was taught my name by my mil. (For sake of post lets say my name is Fiona, not my real name) She's now calling me Fiona instead of mammy. Advice on how to encourage her to call me mammy again instead of Fiona? It might seem silly but I hate her calling me Fiona. I'm not making a big deal of it, i just tell her to call me mammy but I'm shocked by how much I hate it.

She probably just likes the novelty. I wouldn’t make a thing of it.

If you get your DH to keep using mummy when he refers to you, she’ll probably switch back.

To be honest I would think constantly telling her to call you mammy if she uses your name is actually making a big deal of it.

Just respond to her when she uses your name as you would if she used mum/mammy etc and give it time.

Teach her your mil's first name and then teach her mummy

Mine did this for about a year but has since grown out of it. It’s very discombobulating but don’t fret, just gently correct every time.

He does call me mammy when talking about me to her (for example 'ask mammy...') She's doing the same to my husband as well, just not as much as with me

Mine did this with a cheeky grin to boot. We just ignored and made a point of DH and I always referring to ourselves and each other as Mummy and Daddy when she was in earshot. She soon went back to using our usual Mummy and Daddy.

I told mine the whole world call me 'Fiona' but only they can call me mummy.

I just didn't answer and then called them something silly.

Fair point, maybe saying 'call me mammy' is making it an issue. I just hate being called my name so much by her, it's taken me by surprise

When she calls you Fiona say yes sally, she will grow out of it, all of mine did this with DH and I.

She does call my mil 'Nanny first name'. Think that's how it started with my mil. On the one hand if she ever gets lost it's good to know she can tell people her parent's names so I don't want it to be a negative thing but it just grates me when she calls me Fiona.

Both mine did this briefly. Probably around the same sort of age. Presumably because everyone else called me by my name! They stopped fairly quickly I seem to remember. I probably just said - only you get to call me me mummy, or similar

it's a phase and it will rear it's head again as teens.
it is your name, just say you like when she calls you mammy better.

She’s still getting her head around relationships, people and how they are referred to. You want to be called mammy. But no one else calls you mammy so she doesn’t hear it to learn it. But Mil is Granny Name, so there must be something to using the name. Your DH could clearly say “Hello Mammy” when he sees her. Because Granny Name is Mammy to DH. Etc.

Mostly, it’s a learning phase and it will sort itself out. Don’t forget, to your dd, you could have four names - Mrs Clark, Anne, Aunty Anne and Mammy.

I'm going through this with my DGC. He sometimes calls me Granny. I like Grandma.
But we now joke about it.
When he does I call him a shortened version of his name and he says 'no that's not my name!'
So I explain that Granny isn't my name.
He also calls me by my given name but again I turn it into a joke. He's 2.5 yrs old too.
And because I went through it with my own DCs I know it will pass.

Mine is the same age and keeps doing this to me and her dad. One of her little friends is doing the same to her parents. They are both very cheeky about it and giggle when they’re doing it so I think it’s a reaction thing and testing boundaries. She will grow out of it!

When either of mine calls me by my first name, I answered them and call them a random name. We all have a giggle then they use mummy again.

I do think it's important that they know your names though incase they ever get lost.

@Lyra87 well just tell mil that she has not to use your first names! she must us mummy and daddy. not john and fiona!

My 2.5 year old often calls me daddy because he thinks it's funny. I don't mind, I don't really see why you would tbh, it's not as if they're deliberately trying to upset you. Fwiw my 5yo has started calling me Mummy Pig (as in Peppa Pig). I think it's funny!

The novelty will wear off soon, don’t worry!

Apparently, I cried when I found out my mum’s name wasn’t “mummy”. “not Debbie, mummy” was being wailed around the supermarket…

My DS is the same age and sometimes calls me by my name. I just laugh. It isn’t really a big deal and if he knows I don’t like it he will just do it more!

My son called his dad by his christian name until he started school, then called him dad, influenced by the other children, we didn’t mind either way.

Why? Sure it may be normal to use mum or dad or variations on that but parents do have names also

I use to playfully say 'it's mummy to you' and DS would say 'mummy-o' because he couldn't say the to you bit.

SO cute!! They all do it. It passes.

Mine does this sometimes- especially when we’ve had guests stay so he hears my name my often. I do initially jokingly say “Fiona?! It’s mummy to you!”. But then after that I’ll leave it and he eventually stops. He also calls me “mum” a lot which I don’t like (fine when he’s older but at 3 I want him to call me mummy or mama! I know that’s a me issue so again whilst I encourage mummy I mostly try to ignore it, and now he’ll use both, but as long as it isn’t “mum” all the time I’m okay with it.

Basically, not much you can do unless you make a deal of it, which could go either way. Hopefully she’ll soon drop out of it. Just encourage mummy by yourself and by her dad so it becomes the norm again.

This reminds me of the time my then 2yo wasn’t getting my attention by calling “mum” so loudly screamed “HUNNNNNNN”