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Daddy is favourite

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CeceJo · 19/10/2020 20:52

Does anyone have any coping mechanisms for parent favouritism? My now 2 year old little girl has preferred her Daddy since she could crawl to him at 9 months and it is really getting me down now. So many times I've tried to be the parent and stick it out or just let it go but when you spend over an hour at bedtime listening to "Go away mummy I don't want you I want daddy" and she cowers away from me when I try to cuddle her or comfort her it stings. Anyone with any advice please let me know :(

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Ellingtonboots · 20/10/2020 11:24

That does sound hard for you, i have read other threads before where parents have gone through similar so you arent alone.
I can only relate from the opposite way around, my 1 year old prefers me completely over her dad and at times i find it such a pain because i have to do everything for her from morning till night as she will moan/scream/run to me if he tries to do it.
It's only a phase, in a few weeks/months you may look back and see it has changed.
Do you spend more time with her than her dad?

Bid876 · 20/10/2020 11:54

My #2DD has always preferred DH to me, as a baby she would only ever settle for him. She’s 6 now and will still say Daddy is her favourite. I see it as a good thing that she has a good relationship with him. She still loves me and tells me she dose x My #1 DD was always me and same with #3. I made a point of sending #3 to peppa pig world with my DH recently to bond, it’s helped heaps and she will happily go to him over me sometimes now.

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