Are your kids more attached to their mom or dad?

The bond between mother and child starts when she carries her in her womb. Mothers are the primary care givers of children in their infant years. Because of the time a mother spends with her child especially during formative years, the child naturally gets attached and dependent on the mother.

My husband is more lenient with my girls, doesn't enforce rules or back me up, but he is also lazy when it comes to doing something for them. His needs always come before the family's (like golf and friends). He is unreliable sometimes so they are most certainly closer to me because I am ALWAYS here for them and they know I always will be. They can't be too sure about their father because he goes away on vacation by himself (to see his family). I also have a lot of laughs with my girls. We laugh so hard when we go out together, and even at home. My girls are definitely more attached to me.

My one-year-old son is closer to his father than he is to me right now. Just because of the way our work schedules are, his father is the one who takes care of him more often. Usually I spend time with him a little in the evenings and then put him to bed, but the rest of the time is Daddy time. So it's understandable that they are closer. In your situation, it could just also be a matter of who spends more time with him. Or it could be anything really. Parent-child bonds are very complicated things, and it's hard to figure out why kids bond the way they do sometimes. The good news is that over time those bonds usually change, and most kids go through stages where they prefer a certain parent, and then switch later.

Well for my daughter it is kind of both. She is a daddy's girl and can get him to give in everytime, but she can't stand for me to leave the house without her. At home she follows me everywhere. I can't do nothing without her being right under my feet. My mom says I will have a hard time with her when she starts school in a year. Now for my son. I wouldn't say he is really attached to one of us over the other. But he is a mommy's boy. But most of that could be because my husband is only his stepdad. Even though he has been around him since he was only 2 months old. He still always comes to me. But he is not like my daughter always following me around. He will actually go play in his room for hours on end without bugging me.

Hello 1qazxsw2, Ha ha ha... I pity you. But don't worry, I think your son loves both of you so much. My son is definitely closer to me than his daddy as he is staying with me right now. It is not my husband's fault that our son is not close to him but he is staying far away right now. I bet he must have problem to get close to his son when he comes back!

My son will go either way. If he agrees on what I'm saying, he will side with me. If he agrees with what my husband is saying, then he'll side with him. I can bribe him to my side if I want but I don't usually do that unless it's something small like where we go and eat.