Bscroggs05
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I need advice to help with my step daughter!
As well as taking care of my 5 year old son after school, I take care of my boyfriend's 7 year old daughter. It's no problem except for the fact that all the things she should know by now from home, we have to teach her. (i.e. how to bath herself, brush her teeth and hair, how to pull her hair into a ponytail, wash her face, etc etc.) I'm bothered by the fact that she is always dirty and never dirty and her father and I are the only ones who ever say anything. I always clean and organize her backpack and help with homework and give her practice sheets. (Since we started taking care of her, her grades have improved dramatically) Her teeth are falling out and she gets sick a lot when she's at home, she doesn't even know to clean her feminine areas. She's never given a proper meal at home and school physicals say she's overweight. I honestly feel her mother is neglectful but I am hesitant to say anything to her mother in the fact that she will not let us see his daughter anymore except every other weekend. I need advice on how/where I can talk with someone who might give me the tools I need to help this child more.
In Topics:
My child's growth and development, Physical Health, Blended families
> 60 days ago
