Is your 15 month old son obsessed with "Dadda"?

Evangelia - posted on 07/08/2010

my sons father rarely sees him but my son does know that that is his "daddy" and gets clingy with him when he does see him , which makes me extra angry. the most embarassing thing is when he calls random people "DADDY!!" in public (even those who aren't even the same race as his father... sometimes even women lol).

Alison - posted on 07/06/2010

Hi my son is the same he is now 9yrs old in fact its that bad his dad feels smothered with it.. He checks all doors windows if he has to go out and leave his dad in.. U can't say a word about him unless its all good or he would hit you... He needs to waken him before he leaves to go to work at 6 every morning and give him a cuddle cheerio.. He will let me take him to school but not his dad. He cant bear to say bye. He's OK to get collected by him he love's that.. His dad goes to bathroom he lyes outside the door until he gets out.. Shame for his dad but he dosnt realize how much it affects his dad...Told this is an obsessive personalty. some have objects his seems to be his dad...

Amy - posted on 06/22/2010

hehe, mine was like that too and i was so jealous! He gets more upset when i leave, but he really loves his dad and says dada constantly, even to me. i wouldn't worry though, i think kids go through parental phases...=)

Elisabeth - posted on 06/21/2010

just like me...mam. i think its normal since he had had with me all day long (i am a full time housewife now) and its start from his 1 year age. he saying papa, papa all the time. even if my husband not at home. if he heard car's sound or the front gate open he says papa,papa. sometimes it makes me un-expected by my baby. but my husband said : bryan need u as mommy but he miss me too. as baby only know rules that mommy means business and daddy means play :-)

Sarah - posted on 06/16/2010

My son does this when we are out of the house especially. If we're in a restaurant or store, and DH walks away (to another aisle, to the restroom, etc.) DS just starts crying this poor pathetic cry for 'dada?! dada?!' It's so heartbreaking and embarrassing. I think it's totally normal, and I've been thinking it's because he is a boy too. He seemed to prefer my FIL to my MIL when they were in town too.

Vicki - posted on 06/16/2010

It's totally normal! And not just for boys, my girl stands at the door "Dadda! Dadda!' when he goes to work...and when he is home, she wants nothing to do with me. She's baby number 3 for us, and they have all done it. It's healthy.

Kimberly - posted on 06/15/2010

My son is the same. Everything is daddy, no more mommy..

Charleen - posted on 06/15/2010

My son loves me, shows me signs of affection, comes to me for affection - but says PAPA about a zillion times a day, and Mama about 3 times a week. :( Same with Grandpa - all the time. Grandma, a lot less frequently. He is home 50% with his dad and 50% with me, so he gets te same amount of time with each of us. I think it's just a stage. Still, I'll be glad when he says Mama a lot, and directly to me. :)

Kayci - posted on 06/14/2010

My daughter is the same way but with me. She did have a SHORT time wanting Daddy but now she hardly wants anything to do with him. I don't know what to do cause I know it hurts my husband's feelings and I really could use the break from her at nights. Sigh.

Geraldine - posted on 06/13/2010

My 16 mth old has started doin de exact same. Only in de last wk or so. Total devestation wen my dh goes anywhere! Takes me ages to calm him down again.
Im hopin its just a phase and he grows out of it....

Michelle - posted on 06/12/2010

my now 16 mths little girl is the same.....i think its just normal.!!!!!

Heidi - posted on 06/12/2010

My son is the same. He's a Daddy's boy. No need to worry about that. He still comes to me when his Dad is a work but when Dad is home he follows him and calls out to him. My son is 2 years old now. But at 15 months or earlier he became Daddy's boy and still is.

Tiffani - posted on 06/12/2010

This is very comforting hearing about other boys that are "daddy's boys". We adopted our son at 9 mos. and his birth father had custody of him (and we heard that his birth mother might have been a little abusive with him). So we thought this daddy-bondedness was related to that. I admit, it can hurt my feelings sometimes to not seem to be "good enough" for our son, but I'm trying to be understanding. Reading that this is normal is really helpful.

Melissa - posted on 06/12/2010

Daniel is obsessed with saying daddy, if you ask him his name you get daddy,everything is daddy.

Andrea - posted on 06/12/2010

yes!! i totally understand! my 16 month old LOOOOVES his dadda-- or loves saying it-lol!! ...so much that he even calls ME dadda sometimes. it feels a little weird when i pick him up from daycare and he runs to me and screams, DAAAADAAAA:>)

Cyndi - posted on 06/11/2010

My son, Milo (feb 11) has always been a daddys boy but only recently hes started having complete meltdowns when daddy goes to work and the second he sees him when he gets home, my husband NEEDS to pick him up or hell pitch an all-out fit face down on the floor kicking, screaming, the whole 9 yards. It does hurt my pride cause Im the one home with him all day but at least he loves his daddy. *shrug*

Joanna - posted on 06/10/2010

my 16month son is totally the same.
Has been since about 6months.
All he wants his his daddy.
He screams when he goes to work even the loo. if i give my husband a hug is holding him, alfie smacks me in the face telling me to go away. he refuses to eat for me when daddy is home. in ways its good but when my husband is out fixing the car or doing some diy alfie is screaming because he wants his daddy.

Trudy-ann - posted on 06/10/2010

my baby girl is that way bout me, she sticks to me and she is always sayin mammy or she calls my name "tudi"(she says it so cute) she actually only ever said dadda once.

Yinni - posted on 06/08/2010

yes! my son is goo goo over dadda now too. im guessing its because he sees me all day and he only gets to see daddy after work for a few hours before bedtime. i think its totally sweet that he does that but i want to hear ma ma ma ma ma too!!

Katie - posted on 06/07/2010

Yea, it's pretty normal. My son is 15 months and does the same thing. Wants attention from me all day and as soon as Daddy walks in I don't exist anymore unless he needs his cup refilled, lol! The other night my husband had a long day and was trying to sleep. My son went to the bedroom door and started knocking on it, til daddy answered. Then he went in and was tickling daddy while he was trying to sleep. I told him daddy needed rest and took him out of the room and he cried so hard. I felt so bad!!

Tina - posted on 06/07/2010

yes this is very normal.... when a baby is born it bonds with his/her mother and continues to bond with them, the baby and fathers bonding time doesnt happen until the baby has fully bonded with the mother and this can take up to a yr, once that has happened your daughter or son will then begin to bond with others, my son is 16 mths and 2 day and as much as he adores me when his daddy gets home from wrk he loves to play with him they have bonded very good, now my son is starting to bond with other children his age and my parents.... also boys do like to bond with other boys so to speak, when i go to my mums and mums holding my son as soon as my dad comes into the room my son is straight over to him, and is my son is crying or wants to be picked up as soon as his pa(my dad) says thats enough well u dnt hear nothing from my son lol

Elizabeth - posted on 06/07/2010

My son is doing the same thing. And because he throws bad temper tantrums he hits and bites everytime I try to do something with him!!!! UHHHHH It drives my nerves!!! lol

Carole - posted on 06/07/2010

My son is the opposite.. if I am around, I am his world and he wants very little to do with my husband. M-F he goes to day care and has no problem leaving me, Saturday when I go to work and he is home with daddy, he will cry himself to sleep rather than give my husband any attention, but after his nap.. he is totally ok with daddy and when my husband picks him up from day care the two are great friends.
My husband is kinda hoping our next baby that is due in January will be a girl, so "someone will love him." LOL

Diana - posted on 06/03/2010

im in kind of the same boat...except my daughter has been this way with me since she was 6 months...i cant leave the room...and when i need a break and leave her with my husband(her daddy) she goes insane...she will scream at both the front and our bedroom door saying "MAMA MAMA" for up to 45 min...which drives daddy insane....

Kim - posted on 06/03/2010

My son is the exact same way too. the second daddy comes home from work im no longer significant to him. He became very attached very quickly. I was in the same situation as Katie. My husband was deployed until Aiden was almost 10 months. I never had the problem with my oldest Jayson because of a different deployment fell right on this age for him. So its new to me as well.

Katie - posted on 06/03/2010

my oldest did the same thing but my husband is deployed so my little one does not know daddy exept for a face on the computer.

Nicole - posted on 06/02/2010

It's totally normal. My son is the same! I think they get sick of being with us so they want to play with someone else at the end of the day! HaHa! Brennan sees my dad ("Papa") once a week and is SUPER clingy to him too. I've seen & read that all babies do it, some worse or more often than others.