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ATTENTION women with toddler boys
Anyone else see clingy little boys is it normal?Everytime my boyfriend leaves he cries.I never done anything to him other than discipline him when he acts up which my boyfriend does as well.I don't understand.It's so aggravating all does is cry all the time everytime he moves he is up his a**.Example when he goes to the bathroom or the kitchen he follows him.Oh not to mention he always wants someone to hold him 24/7 even when he sleeps and wakes up.Is it normal dont have any kids yet.
Don't be "that step mom" ...
Also, I commend the boys father and mother for giving him the attention the boy craves. The boy is still very much a baby and if he needs to get loved then good for them for giving him love. A little advice, don't be so hard on the boy you are now essentially A step-parent. Your posts make you sound judgmental and harsh when you have yet to really know what it's like to be a parent. Yes, you're entitled to have an opinion but you don't have a the right to condemn the boys parents for doing their job and, what they feel is in the best intrest of raising their child to be a confident and secure adult.
Personally I don't think giving a 2 year old attention when he needs it is "spoiling" him. He knows another baby is coming and he wants to feel included. He wants to be reasured that his parents still love him. And he's only 2. I have two boys and getting ready to have my third. They grow out of the clingy phase you just have to be patient and try to put yourself in a toddlers perspective. Epically if the boy's daddy is having a baby with another woman. He may be afraid his daddy will leave him when the new baby gets here.
It's probably a combination of him being young and the baby being on the way. My son is 5,will be 6 in October, and he is glued to my side. He constantly wants to hug and kiss me and rub my belly. He's literally hanging off my shoulder as I write this post! Sometimes he's so much and I feel myself about to have a panic attack! But thank goodness for his daddy, he can always see when I'm almost there and steps in! It's getting worse as I get further along and start to show more!
I can relate to the above statement because he is my step son and like you said @sweetmila i think he knows the baby is coming soon because he tries to be all over him when me and him get closer.I understand everyone else's point though he does need attention but at times i feel he is too spoiled and he has to be more independent which he isn't at all.I believe my bf and the mother hold him too much treating him more like a baby than toddler.
My step daughter is 5 and just started to act like that with my hubby. She's very very clingy out of nowhere and when she sees anyone talk to him she tries to interrupt and talk to him instead. But we correct her bc she knows it's rude to interrupt conversations. Also when she sees me cuddling with him she will come and sit on him and move closer. Lol I think it's bc it's getting closer and closer to baby getting here. She's only with us every other weekend so I think she's reacting to baby getting here soon.
My son will be 2 in Oct and he is very clingy. It first started off with his father but ever since I got pregnant he's clingy to me. I cant go to the bathroom or kitchen without him following me or crying behind me. I just give him all the attention i possibly can now because i know its gonna be cut in half when our daughter gets here in Nov.
My younges is 17 months , tomorrow he will be 18 months, he is like that with his father for some reason he started hitting my belly, i still breastfeed him and he bites me sometimes, to shower him is hard if his father is not there, when he needs to go to bed he will cuddle with his dad, everytime he sees his dad starts calling him papa-paaaapaaa!!! I felt hurt at the beggining cause he rejected me but i think is probably due to pregnancy. And now i think is really sweet.
ive now been there 3 times. its not just little boys. all toddlers are like this. its the age and stage for this kind of behavior. they are struggling to fit into the world and discover themselvs. so the become clingy, winy, tantrums, and in over all exrta needy. have patientce its feels like forever, but its really not
ive now been there 3 times. its not just little boys. all toddlers are like this. its the age and stage for this kind of behavior. they are struggling to fit into the world and discover themselvs. so the become clingy, winy, tantrums, and in over all exrta needy. have patientce its feels like forever, but its really not
Super normal. He's still little, they need lots of attention, patience and love. It's normal if he wasn't clingy too. All kids are different.
My son is the same. He is also 2. He's like that with the both of us. First it was daddy and now its me. He's craving attention. I always make sure he's nit hungry and always has his sippy cup. He's starting to be more independent. Just show love that's all you can do. Kids at this age are sponges. He may realize that he is "like" his father and is admiring him. My son copys everything we do and say. I can't help but laugh and adore him.
Good luck girl <3
Good luck girl <3
I agree with above my little guy is 2 1/2 and always needs attention but that is because he is still a baby even though he talks and does things for himself he still needs constant love and attention.
That's very normal. A two yr old only attaches to certain people like that. They need love and constant attention. He is only 2
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