Question
I'm a single mother of a strong-willed 6 years old daughter.
Her Dad hasn't been around much. We divorced when my daughter was almost 2 yrs because of substance abuse.
Recently, the paternal grandparents started making more effort to see my daughter. And from time to time, Dad is there.
At the beginning, I thought some relationship is better than none, but now I'm starting to second guess myself. My daughter returns home with so many conflicting emotions, crying, hitting, yelling and disrespecting me. I know she is hurting so I try to hug her and do not enforce much discipline. The truth is I feel so ill equipped to deal with this. I don't have any support or family/friends I could discuss scenarios. I have been looking for local counselors but unfortunately, those near by are not taking any new patients. Working full time and taking care of her alone makes time such a precious commodity.
Do you have any programs we could be part of?
Also, the parent retreat you offer, do you have something similar for single parents and children? Where we both could get practical guidance?
Thank you,
Maria
