Sometimes the situation in the family develops in such a way that the child gives preference to only one of the parents, ignoring the attempts of the other to grab his attention. You should not take his whims to heart, because the baby does not even suspect how hard it is to endure his "coldness" to one of the parents.
There is an opinion that daughters are more drawn to their fathers, and boys to mothers. However, this statement cannot be considered the only true one. First, a child, reaching a certain age, strives for independence and independent choice of “friends” can be regarded as one of the stages of emotional development. Consider a situation where a child chooses his father as his favorite. Analyze a day in your family's life. Most likely, the child is with his mother most of his time. And communication with dad is limited to evening meetings or, as often happens, only on weekends. Therefore, it is quite possible that the child, demanding the dad, simply wants to make up for the lack of communication. But this is just one of the options. Also, each of the parents should pay attention to the manner of communication with the child. Perhaps the dad, who sees his beloved child less often and, accordingly, is bored, spoils the baby and allows him everything. Then it is not surprising that the child prefers the docile daddy. In contrast to him, a strict mother acts, who strives to bring up elementary rules of behavior in the child and too often repeats the words most unloved by children - “no”, “don't touch”, “don't climb” … In addition, it is often simply difficult for young children to build relationships at the same time with two people, even if they are beloved parents. There are a number of other reasons why some children prefer fathers. For example, a physically strong dad has a significant advantage over the weaker sex, which mom belongs to. He is able to carry his beloved child on his shoulders, roll on his back, toss up, playing all kinds of "airplanes" and "trains". That is, the formula is simple: the one who plays with the child more fun, the child meets with delight.
