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I have had the opposite issue. My 8 yo (home in May) prefers Dad over me almost all of the time. It is getting better though. She has also learned that she does not get to monopolize Daddy as she had demanded for the first 3 months. We have 6 children and she would get very mad when DH did not sit next to her at dinner or on the couch. He accomodated for a short while but I put my foot down as it made the other kids feel bad and was not fair.
I am with her 24/7 except school and have to be the organizer, disciplinarian, chore enforcer, scheduler and rule maker. Another issue we have had is that Dad lets her get away with things that I don't let any child do, such as interupt while talking, wearing clothes that look horrible together or are too small, crying when told no, eating snacks right before dinner, etc. He has finally started to treat her like the other kids and not baby as much. This has helped tremendously.
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Jennifer
Mom to 6!
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