Hey Guys.
I'm sorry if this thread becomes massive. I've been with my partner for 5 years and his son and myself get on so well and we look at each other as blood related. I'd never ever step on the mothers toes but he knows he can come to me no matter what it is.
Wee bit of background.. He lives with his mother, she claims etc for him since Christmas he hasn't left our house refused to go back with his mother (he never used to be like this). Basically he stays the days I'm off work and his dad is off work so usually works out that he stays with us 5 full days and 4 sleeps overs. No matter what he eats his dinner at our house every night so we basically feed him.
He is bring treated like a small boy where he isn't small he is school aged e.g. sleeping in bed with the mother, stuck to glue to a tablet. I am looking to get the child into a better routine when he is with us, ive already started to get him to sleep in his own room altho he still asks could I lie with him to he falls asleep.
Any tips of getting him to settle himself in the room? Maybe play in the room etc.
Try and get him away from computer games & videos etc (Don't want to take it all away from him tho I want him to be doing different we stuff)
We have got him to take pride in his appearance, showering etc recently (he doesn't do it up there, has to b changed n showered wen comes down as the smell of the house)
I want him to get into a better routine of food, introducing new meals to him etc (she just fire anything up).
Any wee tips to give him that bit better of a lifestyle and up bringing. I'd take him on tomorrow no matter what had happened by I think he is slowly realising the life he would have I'd he was here 24hrs a day.
Thank you