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This is silly-and I dont know why it bothers me-but all 3 of my little ones call me "mama". Do your little ones do the same? They all turn 2 in 2011-but it is just odd that none of them will say my name, and when I try to get them to say my name-they say "mama".....
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I have several who are just starting to talk who do this. It doesn't bother me, except that I think parents might think I'm enforcing it or something. I just gently tell them, "I'm [me]!"Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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I also reinforce my name-I feel the same way about the parents so maybe that is my issue with them calling me "mama". I do have a child of my own in care but he calls me "mom"Comment
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For months this fall, DD (who turned 3 in October) was calling me by my first name,
. I had to reinforce "Mommy" with her. Now it feels weird to be enforcing my name with the others alongside enforcing Mommy with DD...gah, confuses my poor head sometimes!
Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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I usually laugh and say, "I'm Jen silly-girl! Mama's at work."Comment
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Mine all used to because I have 2 kids of my own and of course they called me Mama so the daycare kids also called me mama..now that they are older they know my real name and call me by it
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This is me exactly- my 2 yr old is constantly calling me Katy when the preschool kids are here!
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It so funny b/c I have twin girls and one calls me mommy and one calls me "Ms. Helen". I reinforce the mommy with her but it's so funny b/c she'll do it even when the kids aren't here and we're out in public. My husband thinks it's hilarious
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To op I do have some younger dcks that do call me mama or mommy. I just say mommy is it at work I'm Ms. Helen.
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Most of my daycare kids have called me by my name. I had one call me Mommy and I talked to her Mom about it and she said it didn't bother her and said that was ok. My own kids are all grown and married, so don't have that problem anymore with having my own kids call me by my name, never really did either. My one daycare girl calls me grandma, which I don't mind. I talked to her Mom about it because her real grandma would pick her up sometimes and I didn't want her to be hurt by what her grandaughter called me. Her Mom reply was, she calls you grandma because she loves you and it is ok with both her and grandma.Comment
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My four year old son calls me "Ms. Sandi" during day care hours and mom the rest of the time. Sometimes he'll get confused and say, "Ms. Sandi...I mean, mom..." It is hilarious. It was even more funny when 2 year old dcg started and called me "mama" at first. Then I had someone else's kid calling me mom and my kid calling me Ms. Sandi. I figure we could have really confused some people. Now dcg is almost 2 1/2 and calls me by my name.Comment
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All of my little ones start out calling me "Mommy". My 2.5-ish dcg has just finally started calling me by my first name. I've even had parents pick up and their child cry and call for Mommy while reaching for me
. Honestly, it would break my heart if one of my own children called someone else "Mommy" -- and even more so if it were a habitual thing! But, as a wise friend of mine says "That's the choice they've made" (ie. to work outside the home and have someone else fill in as Mommy).
It actually makes me a bit sad to have 5 dc littles calling me Mommy, but from what I've heard, it's completely normal ...Comment
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I have one 2yo dcb that gets angry when I correct him, and he says, "No! You MAMA!" (he calls his Mom "Mommy")
I have one 2yo dcg that goes back and forth b/w Mama and my name. I think "Mama" just sort of slips out because she's so used to calling her Mom.
It doesn't bother me although I still do remind them of my name once in awhile. I don't remind them every single time or I'd be doing it 999 times per day.
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I used to provide care for my niece who is now 16 and when she was here she called me "Auntie" so all the kids did too....I've never had anyone call me momma though...Comment
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