How do mothers know their children so well ?

Generally mothers spend maximum time with their kids right from the time they are born.when babies are in the womb they feel everything that the mother senses,thinks or does.So the mother-baby bond is already strong enough at birth which only further strengthens as the child grows as thats the attention a mother gives her child.Even fathers can have a similar strong bonding with heir child...but for that to happen the father needs to shower unconditional love and attention towards his child.The childs needs to feel that he/she can turn to the father for anything under the sun.This sense of security that either or both parents instil in their child is what accounts for their being a better mother or father.(...purely what i think)

I believe that carrying a child does have alot to do with that connection that fathers just dont seem to have. I also believe it is because most times the mother is the one who spends the most time with the child so they are really in touch with there moods and feelings. I know this is true with my children i know how they are feeling just by looking at them. They dont need to speak and say what is wrong most times. And if you are a single mom u get alot closer to your kids then the dad too.

I have been telling my husband this just this very week. He keeps bugging the kids to go to Prince Edward Island with him (where his parents and most of his siblings live). We can't afford to go every year but he insists on going. He thought he would take one of the kids with them. The kids don't want to go. I have told them that. He is telling the kids that they don't want to go because I don't want them to go, or don't want them to want to go. Understand that? Anyway, he had my 14 year old daughter crying and upset when he had a private talk with her trying to pin it on me. She is 14, can think for herself, and wants to do what she wants to do, not go to a place with a bunch of strangers where her father will desert her to go drinking with buddies and golfing. That is not a "family" vacation by any stretch of the imagination. I finally had to tell my husband that I know my kids better than he does. I am here with them all the time. I am here when they get home from school. When they need someone to talk to they come to me. He is either golfing, working or sleeping. Occasionally he takes them out places but he is more of a buddy to them than a father. I KNOW MY KIDS! I know how they feel. Don't pressure them to do something they don't want to do. The same story has come up with my sister as she thinks I should bring my kids to a choral concert. My parents dragged me to these concerts as a kid and I hated it. Why would I do the same to my kids? I know they would complain and keep asking "When are we going home?" They do that at family gatherings. My father always said he was trying to get me to suck up some culture. I would love to hear those words again now that he is gone, but it doesn't change the fact that those kids are not going to enjoy that kind of music, or the one hour drive to get there. My sister doesn't know my kids. My mother doesn't know my kids. My husband doesn't know my kids. My doctor doesn't even know my kids. I KNOW MY KIDS. Whether it's because I am here all day, or because I have a special connection to them, or because our personalities are similar and know how they feel, or because they talk to me more, or a combination of all of the above - I KNOW MY KIDS! I'll get off my soap box now. LOL!

I think its because I spend the most time with him and his father is working fulltime for us. Because I am with him pretty much from dawn to dusk, I tend to know him more than his Daddy does.

Probably Mothers have more time with their children. Dad is out working and comes in close to bed time so its hard for him to pick up the little things. Sometimes I think moms know just about everything about their kids. My mom would be able to look at us and know we were going to be sick. Moms are a special breed of people!

There are a few good men who know their child better than the mothers for whatever reasons. In my case I am a single mother of 5 children and I know them like the back of my hands. My kids haven't hit their teenage years so I'm just going to ride this one on out and not complain. I pretty much believe that it's that quality time that's spent with the child on a continuous daily basis. I have my hands full but I'll be ok. Good luck to everyone!

I think this is what we call mothering instinct , I seem to sense if there is anything wrong with my sons , the eldest are married but I still know when there is something wrong , I also think that we women are just a we bit more sensitive to things , A lot of men don't like to show their feelings to the children and the mums do so I think that has something to do with it too xx

Wow, now I feel about two inches tall. I am a mother, and yet my husband knows our 1-year-old son far better than I do. I know it's because he spends more time with him, just because of the way our work schedules are, but it makes me feel like an inferior mother or something. I've always heard that mothers are supposed to know their children better, but I haven't experienced it.

Yes, mothers know their children better than their father. It is because it's the mother who brought the child to this world. It's the mother who has given a new life. Its the mother who sacrifices so many things for her kid. Yes, father is a part of it. But, mother is more attached to their children. Children need love from both parents.

I have two girls whom i know inside and out ,but when i had my baby boy and as he grew found out he was a daddys boy i was so upset thinking the baby did not love me as much and it hurt me but as time went on and he is still a daddys boy i realize i still know him better than he does and he loves me too.

"The hands that rocks the cradle is the hand that rocks the world." The mother is the light in the family and played an important role in shaping the future of her children. It's the genuine love of the mother that brought her closer to her children. The patience and endurance of a mother makes her special to her children. For good and bad times, a mother is always there to support her children.