Why does the father with the child to be put to bed immediately?
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I have a baby son who is 11 months old. He can be very clingy with me and reject his dad, especially when he is going to sleep at night. He always insists that I put him to bed and if his father tries to do this, he screams and shouts until I come up to him. It is becoming a bit of a problem, because I need to go out some evenings and my husband can feel bit rejected.
I have also discovered that I am pregnant with our second child, which is great news but it also makes me think that I have to help my son be more independent of me before his brother or sister arrives. Both my husband and I thought he might grow out of it as he got older, but in fact it has become worse in the past few weeks and he can throw a big tantrum if his dad tries to put him to bed, especially if he knows I am downstairs and I won’t come up.
Generally, he is fine with his father and they have great fun together. I went back to work part-time two months ago and I don’t know if this is anything to do with it. My sister looks after him when I am at work, for three or four hours a day, and that seems to be going fine. My husband has a busy job that involves a lot of travel, but he is at home as much as he can. Should we insist my husband puts him to bed sometimes or wait for him to grow out of it?
A It is very normal and healthy that babies and young children develop a special attachment to their mother or to the adult who cares for them most of the time.