Can you give a toddler too much affection??

My MIL thinks I cuddle , smooch , and caress my 18 month old too much? She’s already decided I spoil her now this. Granted, I do give her a lot of affection because she is my first baby.. If she gets annoyed with me i respect my daughter’s boundaries and give her space.. she felt like seeing my daughter get annoyed with me one time justified her saying I give her too much affection?

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Absolutely not! Why wouldn’t you want to shower your baby with affection🫶 even when my little Boy is 16 and pushing my away from cuddles I will still be doing it, he’s my baby and I will cuddle him as much as I want, who cares what anyone else thinks!!! They’re literally our babies

Your MIL can shut up. You can’t spoil a baby or child with love and affection. If you were buying gifts everyday I’d say that could turn into a problem. But extra hugs and kisses? Never too much

I think she must not have shown so much love to her own babies and it made her feel a certain way. You cannot spoil a baby or child. They’ll soon enough be pre-teens and hate our guts so I’m going to enjoy every kiss and cuddle until then!

Such a hard balance to strike. I offer my toddler affection and let him choose at least 70% of the time if he wants my cuddles, high-fives, waves or kisses. He is 3 though, and that percentage has increased as he has grown older. When he was 16 months, it was about 50%. Most of the time, he accepts it because I’ve learnt the right balance for him. But honestly, it’s nobody’s business how much or little I offer, only up to him how much he gets. Sometimes I just feel like he needs the affection and sometimes it’s just for me. But I do want him to learn body autonomy and to feel empowered to say no when it’s not right for him.

Nope.

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