Has anyone else experienced this upsetting problem? My just-4-yo DD has been showing hostility towards my parents for around a year now. Some days she shows some affection, but she usually refuses cuddles, doesn’t want them to read stories to her (has to be me), etc etc.
We see them roughly once a week, with some bigger gaps due to illness etc. Today she outright asked me when they were leaving and told me she doesn’t like them. At my wits’ end - do I try to ignore/breeze past it, talk to her about it (have the feeling this makes things worse and don’t get much sense out of her when I do ask)?Admittedly they are not super-fun grandparent types, but they are very loving and have adored her ever since she was born. She and her younger brother (15 months) are their only grandchildren and this hostility breaks my heart.
I know I can’t force her to love them - and maybe she just doesn’t?
Initially I thought it could be related to the birth of her little brother as she’s been quite jealous - didn’t want to be foisted onto the grandparents while I was looking after him? But over a year on it’s still an issue.
They say they don’t mind and try to brush it off, but I’m sure it is hurtful.