I feel so bad for my husband. Is his relationship with our daughter doomed?
I am the nongestational parent in a two-mom family. My daughter is 2½, and she is great, and I am trying to figure out how to be the best parent to her I can, but I am stuck on something. She has always preferred her other mom. Since she was very tiny, she was more easily soothed by her mama, and these days that is who she wants when she is tired/cranky/overwhelmed/anything. That’s not to say that everything is easy with them , or that my daughter and I don’t have sweet times together too.
Nobody really knows why some kids gravitate toward one parent. There are some theories, of course. One is that it’s a way for children to demonstrate that there isthey are in charge of. There’s precious little that kids as young as yours, or as Beloved’s 5-year-old, have in their control . Getting to choose which parent comforts her when she’s cranky may be fulfilling your toddler’s need to make her own choices .
Like everything else about parenting, one has to learn to roll with the punches. But while you’re rolling, and keeping your eye on the prize—your child’s well-being, her healthy growth, and your support of it—you need to take care of yourself, too. I know this is easier said than done. Spend some time thinking about whatis to find out how to meet your needs—and how to make peace with those that cannot be met.My 2½-year-old decided a few weeks ago that he prefers his father to me.
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