what do I do if my daughter won't call me mommy, instead she calls both me and her father daddy? She's 2.

Answer 1

My daughter did that, too. We just kept saying Mommy when she called me Daddy and eventually it took. Actually before she really got it she called us both "MommyDaddy" for a short time. Now that was funny! Just keep trying, she'll get it. Good luck!

Answer 2

Really funny! But seriously, she's probably just testing you. My oldest called me by my first name, because no one else called me mommy. Every time he did that, everyone would laugh. So he kept doing it.

Just remember, it'll pass. You're mommy. So when she calls you daddy, just correct her and say "Daddy's over there." or ignore her. If someone called you by the wrong name in the store, you wouldn't turn and look either.

Answer 3

Hmm. I bet it bothers you and you give her extra attention of some sort when she calls you daddy. OR she has difficulty saying mommy and is embarassed when she says it so she doesn't try.

If she's sensitive about how she talk wait until she's 3 or so (according to a speech therapist) to ensure you don't get fluency issues (keep them talking in other words).

If she's ornery and calling you that to get extra attention give her extra attention for calling you mommy and any time she doesn't call you daddy!

Answer 4

do not answer her just say Im mommy thats daddy...don't answer what she wants until she calls you mommy. I do that with my son only its the other way around. dad is mommy to him, I always correct it and make sure he says daddy before being answered.

Answer 5

Be firm and repeat that you are "Mommy". But don't get upset. She may be looking for a rise...whoever wrote that a 2 year old is too young to offend is plain wrong.
Say it one time, then let it go. She'll get tired of it after a while.

You also can consider teasing her back by calling her a funny name. My son called me by my first name, and I called him "Pookie".
He mostly calls me Daddy now, but sometimes goes back to calling me by my name just for a game, b/c he insists that I call him Pookie.

Answer 6

Not much you can do, other than to carry on referring to you self as mommy - she will figure it out eventually.

My son also went through a stage (when he was slightly older) of calling me by my first name, like others do. Again, if you don't make an issue out of it, and just carry on talking of yourself as mommy, it will pass.

Answer 7

Is or was she around her daddy more than you? when she calls u daddy or even by your name just correct her by saying "im mommy" or try to ignore her when she is calling you daddy, dont respond to her til she calls you mommy, only respond to her when she says mommy!
my daughter is 2 and a half yrs old and i left her father when she was 15 months old and she has been calling her daddy by his name, i think its because she not around him much and she hears everyone else calling him by his name instead of daddy. he gets upset about it, but i told him to start ignoring her, when she calls him by his name and to only respond when she says daddy and sometimes it works. she calls me, grandpa, grandma, Renae (my name) sometimes , but thats only when shes been around one of her grandma's or her grandpa for a day or 2, and she calls me by my name when she hears someone saying my name! i just ignore her til she calls me mommy or i correct her!
so i guess the best way to get her to call you mommy is by ignoreing her or correcting her til she calls you mommy!

Answer 8

she's still in the stage of her life where she calls everything 1 word...my cousins triplets would call their daddy puppy and the car puppy and the bathtub puppy! she should start saying mommy soon

Answer 9

its just a phase that shell out gorw because my daughter used to call everyone momma and then she would cal her dad by his first name but shes outgrowing it just takes time and try to get people to call you mommy so she can pick it up from what others say

Answer 10

when ever u talk to her keep saying moooy wants this ,mommy wants that etc. keep repeating it in front of her. keep teling her. take her in front of mirror n tell where is mommy . put a finger on u n tell her. then ask where is she by asking her name n tell her. like wise u can keep telling her she will understang.

many kids they do the same but mostly it is otherway round.