Hi, my 5.5 year old daughter is a little treasure, but can also be very stubborn and defiant. She has a developmental delay, so I use very clear boundaries and consiquences for certain behaviours.
The problem is, my husband very rarely backs me up when I use disipline. If I have to count to 5 and then she'll have to go into her room on her own with no story, he'll say to me "Oh yes, you have to follow through" etc, probubly trying to convice himself.
Then the next thing you know, he's in her room saying "it's o.k, sweetie jump into bed, I'll read you one in the morning" etc.
I've tried telling him that it completely underminds what I'm trying to achieve with her, but he just say "I know, I know, I won't do it again". He obviously does do it again, and again.
I'm feeling quite sick of me being the only one who will discipline her and him and his family leting her get away with blue murder.
I'm worried that she is starting to become a bit of a madam and it won't get any better as she gets older.
Do any of you have any advice or any way in which I can shock him into behaving like a responsible father in stead of her play mate?