Hi ladies...
Have you experienced your child/ren being more bonded to you than daddy?
My son, obviously early on was significantly more bonded to me. We saw a shift after weaning around a year and daddy was very pleased (albeit having been very patient the first 12 mo).
Recently, ds has begun to show affection only to me and "physically" rejecting (push back, run away) affection from dh. He's fine with dh if I'm not around- but prefers me when I'm here.
I have no idea what is going on is going on in ds's psyche or current phase. Poor dh's feelings get hurt.
What tips and tricks would you have in encouraging bonding? Is this serious?
- My ideas right now are: when dh is home he be the primary care giver- feed, bathe, dress, diaper etc.
-Set aside special daddy date time where they go and do something just the two of them together IE: play centre, library etc.

thanks in advance...

Nothin' to worry about! They have phases and this is typical...it will go back and forth between the two of you and even grandparents if they're involved a lot...;-)
We just tried one on one at different times with each of us doing something fun to foster both relationships and keep them strong....read a few books and rock, play, go for a walk...etc! Just be together as a family and don't be hurt...they're learning to explore their feelings and build relationships. Normal.

I agree, it's just a phase. Kids will go in and out of such phases. You and your hub need to realize that. It's nothing personal, nothing 'intentional'. It's just a phase. It's just where ds *is* right now. Don't sweat it :)
And yep yep...just be together as a family, sharing duties as you have been.

That's how it was with abby for a while. but daddy started doing things with her. playing play dough, reading, going outside together and things got better.

It is definately a stage. Pretty soon he'll be like my 22 month old and only want daddy. :mrgreen: Don't force him to "go to daddy", "kiss daddy", hug daddy". Encourage it, but don't force it because it will cause him to pull away even more. I know from experience. The more casual you are about it the quicker it stops. That my opinion anyway.:-D

Dh has been consciently "more hands on" this week and ds seems to be coming around. I know my days as "#1" are limited- it's only a matter of time before daddy is #1.
Thanks for the reassurance.
Blessings,
d:)