Behavioral Concerns

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My son is now 3 years old. His dad and I broke up 2 years ago. His dad has been a part of his life since the day of his birth. We recently started letting him spend a week by each of us. He hasn't changed in any way. He is very talkative, rowdy and a real little boy. It used to be every second weekend but I felt they needed more father/son time together now that he is older. Am I doing the wrong thing?

This question is better suited to a therapist who is a social worker or psychologist/family counselor. We are therapists who work with children with special needs and disabilities. So, basically I would think that deciding on your son's visitation with his Dad is entirely up to you and his Dad and what works for your family. You can judge from your son's behavior whether the schedule is working out for him. If you are seeing an increase in aggressive behavior or he is more irritable or fussy you may want to re-think the schedule you set. At the age of three consistency and schedule and routines are very important, so the main goal would be to keep the visits consistent and regular each week so he can look forward to visits and have an expectation of when they occur. Here is an article I found on setting visitation schedules in early childhood that may be helpful to you. 

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