H leaves for good next week. It has been coming for a while.
He has a history of being tough on DD, however, for the last month or so he has been really nice, no pushing or insisting on extra homework on her one weak subject, no tidy room, no laundry produced now if he demands it, etc., etc..
I have told her that he will always be her Dad, we both love her, none of this is her fault. That she will miss him and feel sad and those are all normal things. That she must never worry about talking to me if she feels sad.
She was a bit subdued yesterday, first time I have seen that in her. I gave H a lift after they had done something together and seeing us cooperate made her look sad.
How do I help her, she is 13. We are very close, I want to do the right thing.