My 2 1/2 year old daughter doesn't like her father much. I have no idea why. We are still happily married, live in the same house, etc. He does work nights, and I work days. It has always seemed to be this way, but it's been really bad lately, to the point where she screams for him to "MOVE AWAY" and tries to hit him.
Help!
I would wonder if something was going on behind your back that your not aware of. You can try playing dolls if she speaks pretty well. Let her play the daddy and you play the child. Don't press for info just see where the play goes. Hope it helps.
Is he the more strict parent? My son is the same age and goes back and forth as to who he wants to be with based on discipline. If I'm making him walk a straight line, then daddy is who he wants.
my son was like that sometimes. still is at 5. :/
They have a wonderful time together after I leave in the morning for work, and he gets her ready for daycare. She's loving and kind. They play everything from cars to tea party. If I am in the room, however, it's a totally different story. She's clingy and almost fearful of him. This to me makes no sense. Some mornings when I am in the shower, I hear her screaming for him to "walk away" and he's only gone into her room because she was calling for me, and I am unavailable. It's super stressful for me that she is so intolerant of her father. I am hoping it's her age, but sometimes I just don't know.
Recently though I've been doing time out because this has gotten too stressful. Too many tantrums. I read on here not to give in to the crying or demanding, to ignore and put them in a "safe place"
This morning it worked for the first time. Daddy had to use bathroom. Brylee was screaming because she wanted daddy to hold her. I offered to hold her and the screaming intensified. Calmly and quietly I picked her up, sat her in the corner and said " If you are bad and cry, mommy can't listen to you. Daddy needs daddy time too, Brylee IS okay."
Within a minute she was quiet. She looked at me and said I'll be good. I had to get her coat so I went and did that. Gave her another minute to see if she would stay calm. She did. So then I gave her a hug and reminded her how happy mommy is when she is a good girl :)
My 2 1/2 year old was like this her whole life till recently. I got tired of her always calling for me and crying for me when I was home and Daddy was home and she just wanted me. So I would not take her. I started having him do everything for her when we were both home, from comforting her to playing and changing her. It helped now though I am still her favorite she will accept him if I am busy.




- l3suggs
on Jan. 16, 2013 at 2:46 PM