Jealous 3 Year Old

[expatinscotland]

The past couple of days, DD1 has been displaying a lot of jealousy when DH and I show each other any affection - cuddles, kisses, holding hands.

She even immediately comes over and sits between us if we are sitting next to each other on the couch.

What to do about this?

We don't want to put her off, but is she too young to learn that Mummy and Daddy need to cuddle and kiss as a married couple, too?

My DD comes and joins cuddles when she sees us, which I am really happy with. Why not do a family hug/kiss thing when she joins you and save heavier stuff till she's in bed. That way there's no reason for her to be jealous

Agree with RedLorry - if DH and I are cuddling/kissing and DS1 tries to join in, we turn it into a group hug, which all three of us like TBH. I know that in 10 years time DS1 will probably want to run a mile rather than cuddle us so I'm getting all I can now!!!

My ds went through a really bad phase of this. If I tried to hug dp he would sneak up in between us and when it got really bad he would start hitting dp and get really wound up.

We ignored him (after telling him not to hit daddy) and after a few months it stopped bothering him as much. He still gets a bit jealous, but rarely (unless he is in a very bad mood) hits his dad.

I think its a case of letting them know its not on and then ignoring them when they do it.