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| Ok, so here's the deal. In the last week or so, my 2 year old daughter freaks out if I am out of her sight for even a minute. She was never like that before. The other day, we were in the car with my mother and grandmother. (She spends alot of time with my mother and loves to be with her). Anyway, I got out of the car to help my grandmother carry her packages into her house and my mom said that she cried and cried until I came back. This is totally out of character for her! If I leave the room, (even if her dad is sitting right there)she is like, "mommy, where going?" I tell her I'm going to the kitchen/bathroom/bedroom and she follows me there. She doesn't want to be around her dad at all when I am home, but he tells me she is fine when I'm not there. Anyone else have this problem? |
| Posted by Katie on 11/09/2008 10:05 AM
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| My daughter has recently started this as well. She will be three in Dec. It started about a week ago. When I wake up and try to get out of bed, she tells me "I come too." If I in the kitchen doing dishes or cooking, "I help you." She even helps me in the bathroom!! Which is so fun...She is also fine, if I am not around, but if I am around it is me she wants. It can be frustrating at times, but I am trying to remember she must be going through something that she can't relay to me. Plus, I am sure in a few more years I will long for her to follow me again. Not sure if this helps or not, but know you're not alone! |
| posted by Shanna on 11/09/2008 10:17 AM
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| my daughter was the same way at 2yrs old and she only wanted me!! no one else.. Now she is 8 yrs old and let me tell you she grew out of it.. She is a total daddy's girl......... |
| posted by Suzanne on 11/09/2008 12:16 PM
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| My daughter doesn't turn 2 until Feb. but suddenly she can't stand if I'm mot in her sight...and she's never been this way. She has always been a true "Daddy's girl" never leaving his side..freaking out for him when he goes to work etc. Now if I leave a room without her she screams endlessly or follows me to wherever I'm at and my s.o. feels so left out. I had thought we were the only ones having this problem so I'm happy to learn we're not alone! |
| posted by Virginia on 11/09/2008 12:19 PM
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| katie,this is normal for kids this age.it means that your child has bonded with you. my son is almost 2 and has been that way since 1yr. if my husband and i switch shifts for awhile,then he does the same to my husband; but if its just me careing for him in the day time, and my husband comes home, he usually still just wants me. its just a phase. i am sure they all will grow out of it eventually. |
| posted by teresa on 11/09/2008 01:18 PM
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| This stage is called separatiion anxiety. This is normal and start around 12 month old, it peaks between 15 to 2 yrs old. The idea is that the child is becoming more independent and therefore he feels mommy won't be much around. Some tips to ease the situation is reinforce the child that you will be back, it helps also to be away for short periods of time and little by little increment the time of being out his sight. You csn google all about this stage and there is so much info about it. My daughter is 17 months old and started to be extremely clingy wgen she turned 15month. So clingy that I have to pee and shower with her being in the bathroom. However I do let her for periods of time with her daddy, I go to the hair salon, to Moms night in/out, etc for 2 to 4 hrs, she cries the first 2 minutes and then she is fine, but i always tell her I'll be back. |
| posted by veronica on 11/09/2008 02:24 PM
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| My son is 2 1/2 and still does that. He has gotten better about it but is very much a mama's boy. He even does it with his dad, my husband works and I am a stay at home mom, so I think it is pretty normal. My son has to know where I am at all times. |
| posted by amy on 11/09/2008 02:43 PM
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My son is 2 and he's dong the exact same thing. I gotta tell ya...yes, it can be trying at times, but for the most part, I love it. I stay with him as much as possible. :)
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| posted by on 11/10/2008 10:08 AM
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I have 2 yr old twins and my babygirl has always been this way. Shes always been wary of new people or people she doesnt see often, and she used to want to be held a lot. I have broken her out of the habit of being held but she still sits in the bathroom with me when I shower and she wants to know where I am. She too, will cry when I leave to go to work, or anywhere else. But its only for a short time. Im actually experiencing some 'mom guilt' right now b/c she finally got to the point where she wont cry when I leave her with her preschool teacher, but we are going to be moving in the next couple of weeks and I have no choice but to change daycare/preschools. The one they are in now, is the only one they've ever been to. Im hoping she will be ok.
Her twin brother has always been the more independent one, and he just recently started to cling to me a little more. They are the same as all the previous poster's said. They are fine when they are with my mother or their father, but if I am home, they want me. |
| posted by Amy on 11/17/2008 11:19 AM
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