Preferring one parent over another

patrick said:
With my son's mom and I not together, he always misses me and I don't have to be the disciplinarian hence I'm the favourite :)
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That must give him a tremendous sense of security and consistency and help the mother no end.
 
My daughters were just like that. At 14 months, their natural instincts are more assertive than learned behaviour or what they glean from their peers. From about 8-9 years old they wanted to bath themselves and choose their own clothes, up to a point. My wife and our daughters are like best friends and have continued into adulthood (they are 33 and 35 now)
 
my 20 month is the same. changes from day to day as to who to go to. when we go out though she sort of sticks to her mum whereas just before we left she would be with me. i honestly dont get the reasoning but thats what makes them babies i guess..
 
cerebus said:
That must give him a tremendous sense of security and consistency and help the mother no end.
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To be honest our boy is an angel. I'm just not as strict as she is. I think she goes overboard and I don't plan onjoining her in that role.
 
Normal behaviour for children. Sometimes the favouritism is brief, other times it lasts longer. It doesn't mean anything.
 
blunomore said:
I am only interested in the former
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You do know that they are only theories though?

A way of understanding the world - they're not truths - set in stone or scientifically proven.

So whilst interesting it's not necessarily fact, just a nice framework to slot things into.
 
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