To whom are your children more affectionate?

Since we live with my parents, my children are close to my parents (maternal grandparents). They are more affectionate to their maternal grandparents.

This is a good question. I don't have children yet. When I consider me as a child, my siblings and I are more affectionate towards my father's family compared to my mother's family. My mother's parents passed away when we were kids. We visit my Mom's family during vacation. We keep contact with them, but we are more close to my Dad's family. My Dad's parents are alive.

Hi yogambal, My kids are more affectionate to their paternal grandparents. In fact their paternal grandmother has taken care of them when they were too small. My hubby is the youngest one in the family so our kids are smallest grandchildren at home. All others are grown ups and normally my kids are getting more attention from all. At my home my mother is no more and my sibling’s kids are also similar in age. It is also true that they are spending more time with the paternal house.

My children rarely see either set of grandparents, but I try and keep their faces in their memories with photographs. It means that when we see them it takes a little while before the kids (particularly the younger) is comfortable.

My children are more affectionate towards their paternal grandparents becasue they live with in 5 miles of us. We live 1100 miles from my mom so they don't get to see her but once or twice a year, and at first they are shy about being around her. Though they speak on the phone 2 or 3 times a week. If we lived closer to my mom they'd be equally because once they warm up to my mom they can't keep thier kisses and hugs to them selves.

Both of my children are equally affectionate toward all of their grandparents. My two children are the oldest granddaughter and oldest grandson on both sides and the only grandchildren on the other side. My daughter likes to go spend the night with her grandparents on a regular basis. She alternates whom she goes to spend the night with on the weekends. Last weekend she spent the night with my mother and this weekend she is going to be going to spend the night with her other grandparents. This weekend is also going to be the first time that my son will ever be spending the night away from us.

comparing grandparents I'd say she's just as affectionate to both because she sees both sets regularly. she spends 3 weekdays with one set, and 2 weekdays with another and on weekends, daddy and mummy are her main caregivers. such a fortunate child. she is also very close to her paternal aunt because she plays with my kid a lot. and it's nice that she is young and has a lot of energy to play with my kid. so sometimes my kid will choose to be carried by my sister in law rather than her daddy! but her all time favourite is her mummy. possibly because i nurse her (even now when she's 15 months) and that strengthens the bond.

Hi We live away from our parents so our kids don't have much of a chance to knowing their grandparents. But whenever they have met either they have behaved in the right manner. I think it all depends on their age and their proximity to the either grandparents. Like when I was growing up I was very close to my paternal grandmother because she loved me like crazy and I surely miss her a lot

Hello. I can't really say we have kids persay, but I guess it is still the same concept. My fiance and I are very affectionate over our two dogs. I'd have to say that they are both more affectionate with me. But that's because I spoil them, which isn't absolutly the best thing to do in my opinion. I know they're just dogs, but to me they are my kids! I love them both very much. It seems like they like being around me better, because I am around to spend more time with them and feed them.