I've been struggling with this for a while and could do with some opinions. Our DS, just turned 3, has been doing this for months and it's gone beyond the point where I can believe it's 'just a phase'. He hugely prefers me to DH and is really starting to act out his dislike /disapproval towards him.
Even first thing in the morning he'll say 'I don't want daddy' as if warning him not to come near him (not that he would, I always get up with DS anyway!) or 'daddy you stay in bed, I will go downstairs with mummy.' When he hears DH come down he'll tell him to go away or even hit him.
He won't let him put him to bed unless I'm actually out of the house (on occasion i've even gone out the front door when I had nowhere to go and just sneaked back in when they were upstairs in order to let DH do bedtime, or it just isn't possible.)
I think to a certain extent this is normal but it's been going on for ages.
DH works very long hours and doesn't see as much of him as I do (though I work too, but always get back for bedtime) but we have tried to tackle this by having him work at home 2 days a week in order to do nursery runs and make his dinner. Even this doesn't seem to have helped, he just accepts DH when he has to as a sort of poor second.
Anyone been through this and what did you do about it? It's really getting us down and DH takes it personally and seems to withdraw even more so it's perpetuating the situation.