Son Hugs and Cuddle Other Adults...? Is This Unusual?

He's with you all the time... literally... so you are "old news". He likes to have physical contact while he's playing and simply stated- they are more interesting b/c they are "new".

I am not an "attachment" parent- we have never co-slept, I believe in CIO and learning to self-soothe, but cuddle and kiss my "almost 3 yr old" every chance I get. Having said that, the minute my BIL, sisters, parents, nieces walk into the house, DH and I don't exist anymore! He wants to play with them, read with them, sit with them... you get the idea. It's totally normal and it's a GOOD thing- this means that your son can detach from you without stress b/c he knows you are there if he needs you!

my cousin's son does the same thing, even with men he doesnt know (for example, at my daughter's birthday party he hugged my husband's legs (who he does know) and sat in my father in law's lap and our friend Brandon's, who he had never met) Some kids just never meet a stranger. :-)

I agree with Krista, when other people are around (that my child knows) Im pretty much not there. Which, personally is ok with me because we dont get much time apart. I think its a good sign that your child doesnt need to be attached to you all the time. Hes being independent.
I would rather my son be kind to people rather than standoffish and extremely shy.

My friend's daugter is this way...she is just a snuggly sweet kid. Even in kindergarten she is this way. Every time she sees me she comes over, gives me a hug, and tells me she's "my buddy." It would never dawn on me to think she doesn't get snuggles at home.

At a sporting event all weekend, she spent the entire weekend with one of the other moms or dads...and we all love her. Saturday morning she was hanging on one dad's lap, Saturday afternoon she was with another mom. Saturday night she started with one mom and ended up eating dinner with me. Sunday morning she was with a different mom...and she was my best buddy all Sunday afternoon (even crying because she was willing to give up her DVD player and iPod to ride in our truck with me for 4 hours).

Congratulate yourself on raising a gregarious social little person - I think it reflects your good parenting over anything else. We should all be so lucky!!!

You do not say how old your son is so I would have to say he modeling the affection he sees at home. It is a good thing he has the confidence to show affection to people he likes too. So long as he does not do it to random strangers he is just acting kind toward others.

My son never did that but if he had, I would have thought he was showing affection to people he liked.
My husband has O. kid on his baseball team that always hugs the coaches :)