Do they ever grow out of it?

[Giggle Squirt]

My three year old was in the stuck to mom like glue phase for about a year and then grew out of it. The past week he has been in the stuck to mom like glue phase again. Like dad can't push the shopping cart or dad can't tuck him in or put him on the potty mom has to do everything. If I have to run out to the store or go to work it is like the end of the world when i leave the house. Do they grow out of it because I don't want him to be like 20 and crying when I go to work but I do like how he runs to me when i come home and gives me a big hug and then won't let go for 5 hours!

[Amaranth]

I had one child like that. She was like that on and off for the first few years of her life. I worked nights because I couldn't leave her with anyone; no one wanted to babysit her, even my husband lol. Now she is 18 and she is definitely past that stage! I can't remember when she grew out of it, really... she just gradually got used to the fact that I had to go places and I had to pay attention to her brother and sisters as well and eventually she stopped being anxious when I couldn't be around to tuck her in or bath her and stuff.

[Soundbear]

The time it takes to get them through this only seems interminable from this end.

[Giggle Squirt]

It is kind of sweet sometimes. On weekends in the morning he will crawl into bed with me and we will watch cartoons and snuggle. He is also the middle child so I think that has something to do with how he is acting.

[Jackie B]

I keep hearing that one day they will be all grown up, and we will miss a lot of those things that often seem annoying now.

[Amaranth]

The "annoying" things are the things my 20 year old and I reminisce about now and we giggle and I miss those things.

And Giggle Squirt, my daughter who was the one stuck to me like glue was also the middle child until I had my fourth baby. But she was the middle child for a very long time and from what I have seen, the middle children are often the ones who have the most difficulty separating from Mommy!

[Macs II]

I told you some time ago ..your son is a sucky baby

[bluekrissyspikes]

once he grows out of it you'll miss it. mine all get upset when i go somewhere. some of them don't even want me to leave the room

[Krysta]

Believe me once he grows out of it and he will within the next few years you will miss it.
I would give anything to have my son show me that need just for a second.
Now all he wants to do is play video games, play with his friends and hang out at poppas.
Before he was stuck to me like glue 24/7 and I cried just to have some me time he smoothered me too much.

[cheeky]

Enjoy these days Giggle, before you know it the next phase will soon be upon you and Mommy hugs and kisses are, as my son used to say, "discusstin". Believe me, it takes longer for that phase to end than the "velcro days". My son is now taller than me and gives the best hugs, but I sometimes wish I could still hold and cuddle my "little" boy.

[No Drama Please]

My three year old was in the stuck to mom like glue phase for about a year and then grew out of it. The past week he has been in the stuck to mom like glue phase again. Like dad can't push the shopping cart or dad can't tuck him in or put him on the potty mom has to do everything. If I have to run out to the store or go to work it is like the end of the world when i leave the house. Do they grow out of it because I don't want him to be like 20 and crying when I go to work but I do like how he runs to me when i come home and gives me a big hug and then won't let go for 5 hours!

He will probably never EVER grow out of it. My eldest son still cries when I leave him. He is 24 now and wants his mommy! I have tried every technique I can think of, but so far nothing has worked. Let me know how it goes with your child - maybe I can use a new method.

[NewCasa]

He will probably never EVER grow out of it. My eldest son still cries when I leave him. He is 24 now and wants his mommy! I have tried every technique I can think of, but so far nothing has worked. Let me know how it goes with your child - maybe I can use a new method.

Maybe if you stop feeding him he'll go away?

[NewCasa]

Must be the cheese! :)

Zactly!

[MagicFingers]

I look at my little boy and just cry it was just last year at this time he was still kicking and now he is out and about and growing like a big bad weed. When I think my day is crappy I look at his huge 4 toothed smile and my heart melts, it makes everything wrong instantly right.

[Bluesky]

I keep hearing that one day they will be all grown up, and we will miss a lot of those things that often seem annoying now.

Yeah, I do miss a lot of 'those days'.. but the feeling quickly dispells when the grandkids come over and you have 'deja vu' all over again and you wonder to yourself, "How did I ever tolerate this racket back in the day!??"

[Soundbear]

Yeah, I do miss a lot of 'those days'.. but the feeling quickly dispells when the grandkids come over and you have 'deja vu' all over again and you wonder to yourself, "How did I ever tolerate this racket back in the day!??"

But Blue, that's the revenge that is visited on all your kids who were little monsters.

They grow up and have....little monsters!!! And we laugh!!!! :) :) :)

[Luv'inLife]

they do grow out of it, then come the years you have to chase them for hugs, then they kind of level off and will hug you when their friends arent watching, then once they grow up they hug you because they think your old and they feel sorry for you...thats what mine do and I'm only 42,lol

[1337]

I told you some time ago ..your son is a sucky baby

LOL And your son is a strapping brute??? LOL LOL ROFLMAO LOL

[Bluesky]

But Blue, that's the revenge that is visited on all your kids who were little monsters.

They grow up and have....little monsters!!! And we laugh!!!! :) :) :)

I admit experiencing that ironic pleasure...

[Jst4u]

Mine's 3 1/2 and has never gone through that :( It's always just been her and I, too. She's incredibly affectionate and is an amazingly well behaved little girl, but has never in her life gone through the clingy stage. When she was in day care last year, she'd push me out the door and tell me to leave lol

[Giggle Squirt]

Last night I had trouble sleeping so I got up and went to get a glass of water. I walked past his room and he ran out of his room saying Mommy wait for me wait for me mommy. This was at 5 am. I told him mommy was just getting a glass of water and going back to bed. He said I come to mommy. So we went down we both had a glass of water and then he wanted to snuggle on the couch. SO we snuggled for about 30 min at 5 am and then went back to bed. He is really cute. And I guess he gets it from his dad because his dad still wishes he lived with his mommy.

[Xzavia]

In a sense...yes, they do grow out of it.

My oldest was like that, he'd cling and hold on tight to make sure I didn't go anywhere without him. And he couldn't go anywhere without me.

Don't remember exactly when he started relaxing his guard a bit, but what I do notice now (he'll be 16 next month), is that out of the three of them he's the one who is always asking if I'm okay, do I need a hand, if I'm going out he checks to see if he should come with me to help, and when I come home he's out the door before I get to it to see if I need a hand with groceries or whatever. And if I say no, I'm okay, he's okay with that now.....doesn't freak out on me. LOL..

It's scary how fast they grow up, mature/morph into respondsible young adults without letting us know first. And thinking back on it, I wouldn't want to change a thing. (Might have at the time, but when I see what he's becoming...not a chance!).

[Peety]

Mine's 3 1/2 and has never gone through that :( It's always just been her and I, too. She's incredibly affectionate and is an amazingly well behaved little girl, but has never in her life gone through the clingy stage. When she was in day care last year, she'd push me out the door and tell me to leave lol

That is what my daughter does also . I stop at school to pick her up. She wants to ride the bus.