Toddler suddenly disliking a family member
So my 18 month old usually loves hanging out with her grandparents, my parents. But the last couple of times, she’s acted like she doesn’t want to be around my dad/doesn’t want him to pick her up/etc. for some context, she sometimes does this around other people too: my sister, random friends, even my husband (her dad), but she always warms up after a few minutes and is excited to see them. With my dad, she hasn’t been warming up to him lately. My dad is a very gentle, kind, nerdy kind of guy. Neither I nor my siblings have any issues with him or any bad memories growing up. We’re a close family and have a good relationship with my dad. And my daughter still loves being around my mom, her grandma. Is this anything to be concerned about, or does anyone have experience with toddlers acting strangely around certain people? I never want to ignore my daughter’s instincts and act like her feelings aren’t valid if she doesn’t feel comfortable with someone. I’ll of course continue to monitor the situation. I just don’t know if this is a red flag or typical toddler behavior (and it’s hard when she’s this young because I can’t exactly ask her and get a clear answer).
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My son did this and each grandparent had a turn of not being liked by him for weeks/months at a time 😅 it’s hard because you don’t want the grandparent to be upset but I just let my son feel his emotions. He grew out of it at around 2.5 years old - although does sometimes say he doesn’t want to see them etc but he’s fine once he’s with them.
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My daughter is like this certain ppl she's never warmed up to and some people she just stopped. She went thru a phase where she would freak out if it wasn't just me and her dad for a while I would say from 18 months to 2.5 years. The stranger danger phase. She loved kids and babies but not adults. She's grew out of it. I never forced her. Keep monitoring could be just a phase, most things usually are at this time