Toddler only acting up on weekends

So my toddler seems to have awful tantrums on weekends when me and his dad have him to ourselves but the 2 days his dad is working and I have him alone he's an angel and whenever anyone looks after him when i'm at work he never has tantrums either. Does this happen to anyone else? I'm worried we're maybe doing something wrong but we don't argue, just literally whenever we spend time as a family and it's making me look forward to when my partner is back at work
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You toddler goes to daycare? Or with you at home every day all day?

@Leyla he goes to nursery when I work

Sounds to me like your toddler might be jealous of his dad getting some of your attention and him not having u all to himself like he does earlier in the week. I would suggest that toddler gets a bit of 1-2-1 time with dad to help strengthen their bond and fun together and then have some more family time altogether and see how that goes

Yes u should let daddy and son have alone time, then don't forget to give lots of hugs and cuddle times with ur and ur son. Bc remember how when babies are newborn we do skin to skin, it's almost the same thing. He is missing u all week, and he throws tantrums and maybe for his daily routine at nursery. So love him even more, the same thing happens to me and my 3 years old, it's tough, sometimes she like her home daycare teacher more than me 🥲but I try my best bc i have to work

Textbook attention seeking for dad's attention. He gets solo attention from you, but it doesn't sound like he gets that from dad.

Thanks all, this is totally my fault because every opportunity him and his dad could get for alone days I always feel too guilty for leaving him. We've decided to take set days for dad and son days to make sure they get plenty of time in together 😊

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