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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Female child sleeping with father
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Female child sleeping with father
by chesterlove, Jul 04, 2008 01:59PM
AT what age is it inappropriate for a female child to sleep with her father at HIS request? My granddaughter's father has recently begun asking her to sleep in the bed with him when he has her for visitation. This is suspicious to me. He did not ask her to sleep in bed with him when she was little but since she turned 6 (now 8) he has increasingly wanted her to sleep in the bed with him. Should I be concerned or am I just paranoid?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Jul 05, 2008 09:20AM
, Jul 05, 2008 09:20AM
Yes, the situation invites concern. Is there anyone in the family who is in a position to intervene with her father?
Member Comments (3)
by chesterlove, Jul 05, 2008 10:00AM
To: Dr. Kennedy
Unfortunately, there is no one in his family that would intervene. There is a vicious custody battle on going involving this child and the father listens to no one. He lives out of state and he certainly won't listen to the child's mother or the child, for that matter. She told him that she didn't want to sleep in bed with him but he insisted. To our knowledge he didn't molest her but she is a very sound sleeper and can be shifted from place to place without waking up. I am sure that she could be touched while asleep with out waking up. What would you suggest as the best course of action that we should take in this matter?
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Jul 06, 2008 06:47AM
, Jul 06, 2008 06:47AM
A petitiom can be filed with the court that is handling the divorce proceedings. The petition asks that the court appoint a guardian ad litem, whose responsibility will be to advise the court on matters pertaining to the child's best interests while in the care of either parent.
