Does your toddler like daddy?

Have you tried going into another room? Both my kids default to me when I'm around, but will happily play with daddy if they don't see me. My oldest will occasionally seek me out, but the 2025 baby just plays until she sees me.

We used to have this problem. Our daughter wanted nothing to do with my husband most days.

It's peak separation anxiety time at this age, but one of the things that helped for us was that I actually had to leave the house.
This meant I wasn't around at all so baby can't go find me and it meant that I wasn't there to feel the need to take over.
They can figure it out themselves.
Even now sometimes our daughter will tell my husband that she needs mommy, but it's gotten loads better.
Have you ever left your husband and son alone just them?

My son definitely picks me as a default parent. But, we are working on it. With high value things ie food, treats, sippy, DaDa will also have a hand in feeding, so he gets excited to see dad too.

My son will say dada all day but when it comes to holding him he always picks me it's so funny but honestly he only says mama if he's upset.