Calling dad by his first name

My Daughter (22 months old) insists on calling her dad by his name and not papa or daddy. How do I break this habit?

Calling dad by his first name
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Time will solve all the probs .. so just adores what ever she say .. I guess it’s a unique thing which all the kids say n ur daughter not but once she understands she will be back to normal so just njoy the phase than to worry

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I would suggest to your hubby to just correct her every time she calls him by his name. He can go as far as ignoring her until she says daddy or papa.

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Send a strict message to him that it is not allow and why so, if she repeat it, I will put her into naughty corner and ask her why.

Address ur husband as papa or daddy as well. Similar to how u want ur Lo to call him. Eventually they will follow suit

Kids learn by modelling. Do you call your hubby by his first name? Maybe time to start calling him papa?

I asked my 1.10 baby to call daddy but she followed her cousin papa as Chinese. it's works

Would telling a related story work? Eg papa bear, mama bear and baby bear?

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you start calling him papa or daddy for a while. she will follow the Same

I would call him as paapa or babba or dad. Babies copy mummies a lot.

How about u don’t call your hubby by name? Call him papa too ?