Oh my gosh I'm in same exact situation XD. I made a mother and daughter relationship and made it to where the father died so he's out of the picture. I have them in an apartment. The child has the clingy phase right now. Has went through it twice :/ she has a best friend that she plays with often so how do you even avoid this phase? Also, how do you correct it? She's not a toddler either, she's a child. The mother works at night in culinary business. So the daughter is home alone at nights. Maybe that's why? I dk. Any tips would be helpful!