How to handle 2yo confusion

[Issey]

:wave: I am a bit stumped so looking for advice.

I have a b/f (new relationship & first relationship since split) anyhow my DS who is nearly 2 has started saying 'Daddy' I have been saying 'it is :ecomcity: ' then he says b/f's name and pauses and says 'Daddy'. :confused:

DS sees his father for less than 24hrs a fortnight. I have put a pic of his father in his bedroom and he knows he has a Daddy.

What have others done in this situation, I guess I should talk to b/f about it but also want to know from others experience if I should enforce the b/f's name or just let DS say what he feels and not pick him up on it every five minutes. I have not put anything is DS's head about it. Also b/f has two children so will hear his children call him Dad.

I seriously have no idea:idea: what to do .

[punkbaby]

Sounds to me like his calling him daddy due to the other kids which makes sense, gee my kids call me bella sometimes LOL coz dh calls me or or they call me babe or hun

I would chat to your boyfreind i am sure he understands and as you said your ds knows that his got a dad. DD9 calls dh dad and has done since she was 4, he is happy for her to call him that but she knows that shes got a father. Naturally her dad wasnt happy about it but she must have felt left out when ds arrived and we were saying dad etc.

I think you need to chat to your partner anyhow and also just make sure that your ds knows who dad is too then things should be ok :D there isnt much you can do about it

[aardvark]

Around that age children generalise.

What I mean is they follow the "Daddy is a man, so a man must be Daddy" line of logic.

It's normal, and they grow of it, and start to differentiate between men in general, and Daddy specifically.

Just keep reinforcing who Daddy is, and keep referring to your new friend by his name, and it will click eventually.

[the_queen]

I got no advice - but yay you Deb!! Valentine