https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 01:26:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-103267 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:22:05 +0000 banana 103267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they just know instinctively? I dunno. I kinda wondered that myself too!</p> <p>@daniellemybelle: HAHAHA! Uncle daddy! That's too cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-103250 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:01:59 +0000 aunt pol 103250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's only really going to be an issue if people other than the parents are caring for LO right from the beginning. Isn't it by four weeks or something they can recognise parents faces? And obviously the smell thing would happen quite young too- I'm sure most exhausted parents of newborns are fairly stinky the first week or two:)<br /> Oh and most of my nephews and nieces (DH's side) call MIL Ma, because they hear most of the grownups doing that. They still know who she is, in relation to themselves, they just think that's her name:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102999 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:44:18 +0000 daniellemybelle 102999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a lot of it may be how humans instinctually act towards our own children. Even if a childcare provider is very devoted and loving, the way a parent feels and acts towards their child without even thinking about it must be communicated.</p> <p>@joyjoy: My nephew calls his uncle Uncle Daddy, haha! Now THAT'S a confused family! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102960 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:23:25 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 102960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it has to be smell... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102940 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:06:38 +0000 joyjoy 102940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always wondered this, too, especially now that I have a slightly confused cousin. He's an only child, and as he was learning to talk and distinguish his relatives, he followed what he heard. This led to him thinking that the four boy cousins closest in age to him, who are all brothers, were his own brothers because he always heard them calling each other that. He still thinks this at age 4. There are only four girl cousins in my family, and we're all his "sisters". He also calls all the aunts Mom because he hears the other cousins calling them Mom. Somehow the uncles are all Uncle, except one who he switches between calling Dad and Uncle. We always joke that the people at his school must think his family is polygamist because he has one dad, five moms, four brothers and four sisters. </p> <p>In spite of this, you can tell that he's always known who his actual mom and dad are, even though he calls other relatives the same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102912 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:40:22 +0000 His Barista 102912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Voices and sense of smell I think. : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102788 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:09:32 +0000 heffalump 102788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: My husband didn't. But he talks to me a lot so LO got to hear him often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102777 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:06:13 +0000 mrbee 102777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha ok, I do talk to her too. I guess I am just skeptical that talking is the main way that babies know who their parents are! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102771 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:03:44 +0000 chopsuey 102771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: HAHA. You didn't talk to Bee's belly while the kids were in there? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102769 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:03:05 +0000 Andrea 102769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: oh come on!! :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102767 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:01:42 +0000 mrbee 102767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: we mostly IM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102765 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:32 +0000 Andrea 102765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: but they hear you talking to Bee all the time, too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102758 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:59:20 +0000 heffalump 102758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @Andrea, they listen to your voices for months before they even meet you!</p> <p>I always wonder if she knows that my mom is her grandma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102757 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:59:15 +0000 mrbee 102757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Maybe for moms, but I feel like both kids have known I'm the dad too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102754 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:58:10 +0000 chopsuey 102754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea.<br /> Shiz, totally felt like LO thought MY mom was HER mom while she was here. :P :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102753 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:58:07 +0000 Andrea 102753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think they would know your voices from the time they have been in utero. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-los-know-that-youre-the-parents#post-102751 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:56:46 +0000 mrbee 102751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like our kids have always known who mommy and daddy are, even when they've had other childcare providers that spend even more time with them.</p> <p>How do babies with nannies know who the parents are? You'd think at least some of them would get confused, but from I hear that almost never happens. </p>