My daughter is 20 months old and I think I'm about to go crazy. She is the one and only child now so please help me.... I need some advice.

Just in the past 2 weeks she is not happy unless she is being held by Mommy. Now, the first 20 minutes of it was cute but now I am sooooo incredably frustrated. I can't do ANYTHING without her screaming and crying at my feet like she is dying. I can't get anything done and my poor hubby tries so hard to distract her but it just doesn't work. It's so bad if I'm not home and I call, she starts screaming for me if she hears me on the phone. Is this normal and if so, when does it end? How do I make my hubby feel less rejected and get some peace for myself?

In the past month or so my daughter has become a serious "mommy's girl" where as she use to be a "daddy's girl." So is 21 months. She doesn't cry at my feet, but it is "mommy" for everything. I don't know when it stops.
Hang in there!

Well my little boy, 21 months old, is super clingy to daddy when we are both here. He screams when he leaves, but not so much when I leave. I have had seriously hurt feelings over this before. BUT, when baby came home, he began to be clingy with me and part of me loves it. Although, the other part of me needs a break from it ...

Now that he has started being clingy with me, I have had to start spending some alone one-on-one time with him where I totally focus on him. It seems to relax him a bit, although what can I say? The next day seems to be a repeat and we have to do it all over again. I think it must be a difficult age. I am ready to pull my hair out on many days. My advice (and what I have to tell myself) is you just have to take it day by day. And as you know, some days are much harder than others...

Thanks.... I know it's just part of the age but sometimes it is just SOOOOO frustrating. And I'm sure it's just as hard for hubby since there's really nothing that he can do - at least I can make it better for her

my advice, eat massive amounts of chocolate...

take a deep breath woof down a bowl of ice cream!

really, that won't work either...you'll wind up like me, overweight and a diabetic...

but rest assured, it will ease up, it's hard to be firm when they want you, it seems so innocent but don't forget, she knows what buttons to push and she in her own sweet little way is manipulating you and your time. 20 months old is not too young to discipline. maybe she needs to learn that she is ok without you. my sister went through this. when he became unreasonable, she would go in her bathroom and close the door. my nephew would sit outside the door and scream. she would talk to him and reasure him that he was fine. it was not until he would stop screaming that she would come out. she only had to do this a couple of times and he got the point. if he wanted mommy's attention, he had to be a little patient. is that a word you can reasonably use when talking about a two year old?

good luck!

Separation anxiety...It peaks at 8 to 10 months, and then again around 2 yrs (that held true for my 3 year old)...so she's a little early, but between that, and maybe her 2 year molars coming in? Yep, it's a rough time. The terrible two's, I'm told, are really from 18 months to 4 years old. Again, that is proving true for mine (although, shockingly enough, my 3 year old ASKED FOR A BATH LAST NIGHT! Yes, he did. I almost dropped the crock pot!)

Let's all brace ourselves. We'll all wish these days back some day in our old age.

My husband has actually been picking her up and carrying to her room and sitting there with her until she stops screaming. When she's done, he lets her come out. Usually though she ends up right back in her room because as soon as she sees me she goes right back to crying. Locking myself in a room is a good idea - I might try that one tonight. I have also been trying to ignore her until she can say please in not whiney tone of voice.

Loved the chocolate idea.... I should start on that one before I leave work to so I'm prepared when I get home. LOL