HELP! Im afraid I may be about to lose my 3 year relationship with my partner.
His daughter, 5, is becomming increasingly difficult. I think her behaviour is fairly normal for a 5 year old - screaming and tantrums about brushing teeth and going to bed, up every hour in the night trying to get in bed with us. Normal?? I just dont know. However, its her development that also bothers me - she cant count to 15, cant write any words, cant do the alphabet. School have noticed this so the Mum has got her glasses as apparentluy she maybe struggling as she cant see?! - she can see fine at her Dads!
My questions is - her Dad has what I would assume is guilty father syndrome - he shouts at her but nevers follows through with punishment )i.e. is she is naughty at night he still reads her a story, leaves light on etc.) , he wont acknowledge any problems with learning, just laughs when I try do learning with her and she just wont do it - or cant. She is with us every other weekend and 1 night in the week every week - no learning is ever undertaken. What do I do? Do I say something? I know it wont go down well as he treats her so preciously.
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Help with my partners 5 year old daughter
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Caroline653 · 22/02/2013 16:12
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