My boyfriend & I will soon be taking primary custody of his 12-yr-old son (in December). We currently have him on Mondays & every other wknd. Basically, what's to happen is that the custody arrangement will be reversed, his mom will have him every other wknd, she will pay us child support, etc. This whole situation is very much agreed upon amongst all of us, so this is not like we're "taking" the child (just wanted to clarify that point).
My question is, how do we ease the child into living w/ us full time? Things are very different for him when he's w/ us as it is, since he knows we have expectations of him, whilst his mother spoils him rotten & lets him get away w/ a LOT of bad behavior. We're strict, but we're fun, too. There's a very nice balance w/ us. We just need to know how to make this all easier for all of us. Routines? Schedules?
I should also mention that the child has been diagnosed w/ bipolar disorder, so he can be quite the handful at times.
2006-09-03
03:10:57
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Kristen K
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