My OH thinks our son has attachment issues
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Yeah he has days with his dad where they do activities and even at home plays with him and things. Whenever we go somewhere fun and there is rides he has to do them with his daddy refuses to go on them with me. His Nanna has looked after him 2 days a week since he was one and he adores her, gone there for sleepovers been away on holiday with her. It seems to have been more of an issue once I have gone back to work from maternity after my second baby, so I was his main carer whilst off and since gone back to work have been working from home a lot more. I wondered if it might be connected to that possibly.
It could be, big change and transitioning into the ‘new’ normal, I think they get more switched on to their emotions and how they feel but get confused in that my nephew gets quite anxious sometimes but about things he’s done 100 times before so knows what will happen etc so we think excited feelings are getting confused with nervous feelings - it could be something similar?
I was thinking fairly normal until I saw 4 but it could be a developmental thing. I guess your are his mum so he will always want you and you are his comfort/safe space. My nephew is 5 he is happy with mum or dad won’t cry if that makes sense. Sometimes he cries if his fraternal grandparents collect him and is usually fine after a while. I guess it depends on the relationships he has with dad and Nanna? Could be separation anxiety if it’s something he’s not used to. My nephew sees my parents more so doesn’t get upset. I would suggest doing it more - so having daddy son time (do they do this? Have a day together?) I think this works for my nephew as his dad looks after him if my sister is working and if he’s working she has him (unless he’s at school or if a work day for both ok same day then he will come to us/my mums/other grandparents).