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Ok, I've got 1 yo and 5 yo dd's. My 1yo has become very attached to me, a true mommy's girl. If I am hugging/kissing daddy when he leaves or comes home from work, she throws a mini crying fit. If my 5yo sits on my lap while on the computer, same thing. UNLESS I hold her too. She is fine to go to daycare 2x/week but mainly if I am paying attention to dd or dh, she freaks. Do I let her cry it out and be so angry or continue to include her? I HATE when the rest of the family makes comments about her being a mommy's girl. I am very protective of her from my 5yo b/c she can be rough and duh she can't speak for herself!
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I know where you are coming from!! My grandson used to do the same thing!! If I kissed my husband he would start to scream and try to run between us. He is still jealous of any attention I pay to my 3 yr old!!! I am sure your dd gets plenty of attention. I would not worry about it too much, just kinda go on with what you are doing. She will outgrow this stage and you will wish she was a mommy's girl again!
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I had a friend who went through this. She didn't stop hugging the others, just told the daughter that it was "daddy's turn" and then gave her a hug when she was done. In time, she grew out of it and even would say "daddy's turn". Too cute.
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Shabin, your little one understands more English than she seems. Mine's not quite that clingy, but her big obsession, now that she's walking is to come back for the security of nursing all the time. I hear little pitter patter on the carpet and her whispering to herself, "nani, nani" (our little word for nursing). It was mommy, mommy before.
Anyway, this is a clingy age. When diva does that, I do let her see me giving others my attention and time, but I don't ignore her - I may reach out and touch her, but also try to distract her w/a toy or some novel new thing. Family hugs are big and fun, but they can learn now that they're not always the center of our universe (although you and I know they are). I don't know about yours, but this is tantrum time bigtime for my little one. I just give her a look (unless she's sick - she gets lots of attention then).
Oh, we're getting to the fun part, aren't we?