clingy toddler any advice

[lynn7300]

my little boy has just turned two....hes increasingly getting very more and more clingy...cant go to the loo by m self any more....doesnt want daddy...always mummy....he loves play groups we go every day he wonders off happly and plays but soon as i go to the loo there...crying mummy mummy....

daddy has always done bathtime from day one....now only mummy can do it...

he started as nursery lasy friday...to try and break the clinglyness now its even worse i stayed over an hour and got called back after 10 mins as he was histerical

please any one got any advice

hmm tricky. does his behaviour vary according to how tired he is how much attention you have given him that day etc? Some days are just busy and attention is less. ds, 2y3m, also clingy and more so on these days or when poorly, tired or disrupted routine. what i try depends on circumstances (and how late we are for school.) extra attention and stuff the washing up sometimes, singing and silly noises from the loo, popping him in the dry bath gives just enough 'time' iyswim, stand him on a box at the basin to play with the water or sometimes he just has to manage for 5 minutes with something fresh out of the toy cupboard , dd was similar cried for two hrs at babysitters (we were out of mobile range)- gave her as much attention as possible 6m-2y a bit limiting on the social life and she grew out of it, went to sch nursery age 3y1m with never a look back. not very helpful, but you are not the only one and remember that by the time they are teenagers they will not want to be seen dead with you and you may even miss this clingy phase?

lol thanks....its werid because the bath thing has just started....no idea why and when he sees daddy he happy for about 5 mins then says shoo to him and doesnt want to spend any time with him...its a bit upsetting for my partner...

doesnt really matter what time of day it is still very clingy...didnt think about the dry bath

how long did it take for her to grow out of it....