Mommy Daddy - Kent Ninomiya

Kent Ninomiya - I've been spending a lot of time with my daughter lately. We're hanging out one-on-one. I'm feeding her, playing dolls, watching princess videos, etc. I noticed that she's been calling me "Mommy" quite a bit. She's never done that before so it got me thinking. Remember when you were in kindergarten and you accidentally called the teacher "Mommy?" I imagine it's because the teacher, who was probably a woman, was in the roll of an adult female authority figure. Since that figure in your life so far was your mother, "Mommy" naturally came out. I know my daugther can tell me and her mother apart. Recently, however, i've been doing many things that her mother normally does. So calling me "Mommy" is likely a reaction to her environment, not the person she is talking to. She associates these activities with her mother, so when she requests juice or her doll or a princess video she requests them from "Mommy." It's very interesting. Kent Ninomiya