Co parenting

[Ellie127]

I have a 2 year old, dad has just left. Son has really good relationship with dad. Dad is asking to have son 3 nights a week and I feel it's too much back and forth for little one. I always work part time meaning I don't see little one during the day for 3 days a week. Worried incase it goes to court as he's been a lot of demands on me. Any advice would be great. Thank you

How much care did he do before he left?
does he work?
childcare?

He's got a great relationship with dad however, has never been away from me more than 24 hours, dad has come and gone a few times.

And dad works full time, I work part time and little one goes to my mums when I'm at work

If he does his fair share of childcare and your DS has a good relationship with him then you will need to work towards shared care including overnights. That doesn't mean you need to agree to 50/50 off the bat. I would suggest starting with one overnight per week and two full days so he could have him from morning to evening the following day - and some additional time in the week too? Building up to 2 nights per week and see how that goes. The best scenario is if you can co-parent as jointly as possible but you have to do it at the child's pace.

He works full time so is only off on a weekend and I'm at work some days during the week so if I said two full days that would be over a weekend. I've said little one can stay twice over night a week and another day for tea when he finishes work but he is unhappy with that