I have sole custody. The father has visitation every 2nd Sunday am to Monday am school drop off. This has been the way for almost 8 months.
Every other Sunday, off goes my daughter, 5 yrs old. When my daughter requests to call home at night, she is told "No" by her step mother. She is very upset by this and has told the teacher at school that she is tired on Monday because she didn't get a good sleep because she is not allowed to call home. I tell her that I am looking up at the sky at night and thinking of her, to try and let her know it is ok that she does not get to phone. I don't want her to be getting in trouble because she is upsetting her step mom.
On her last visit she asked repeatedly to phone home to say good night. She then got up in the middle of the night, dragged a chair to the phone (they put the phone up high on the wall so she can't reach it). She tried to call, but got yelled at and was locked in the bedroom. She then peed her pjs because she was not allowed out of the room until they unlocked the door the next morning. So she could not go to the toilet.
How do other people deal with this type of behaviour? FACS was involved, and after a 30 min visit they determined that the house is safe to live in. There are two other older children in the home.
I am trying to present facts and not emotions and would really appreciate advise on how to cope or how to help my child cope.
Thank you
Every other Sunday, off goes my daughter, 5 yrs old. When my daughter requests to call home at night, she is told "No" by her step mother. She is very upset by this and has told the teacher at school that she is tired on Monday because she didn't get a good sleep because she is not allowed to call home. I tell her that I am looking up at the sky at night and thinking of her, to try and let her know it is ok that she does not get to phone. I don't want her to be getting in trouble because she is upsetting her step mom.
On her last visit she asked repeatedly to phone home to say good night. She then got up in the middle of the night, dragged a chair to the phone (they put the phone up high on the wall so she can't reach it). She tried to call, but got yelled at and was locked in the bedroom. She then peed her pjs because she was not allowed out of the room until they unlocked the door the next morning. So she could not go to the toilet.
How do other people deal with this type of behaviour? FACS was involved, and after a 30 min visit they determined that the house is safe to live in. There are two other older children in the home.
I am trying to present facts and not emotions and would really appreciate advise on how to cope or how to help my child cope.
Thank you
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