boyfriend help: Background: I’ve been with my boyfriend since may, he has a 4 year old daughter who is adorible (most of the time). - Help.com

Background: I’ve been with my boyfriend since may, he has a 4 year old daughter who is adorible (most of the time).

I just moved into the house with him about 2 months ago.

Problem: Since I’ve moved in she stopped sleeping with just her night light on (she was before). Now she refuses to go to sleep unless we keep all the lights on for her, and if you don’t. She crys and screams that she’s scared (though she has told me she’s not afraid of the dark, and can go to sleep in the living room with absolutley no lights on. Also sometimes she scream for her mom, and I feel horrible because her moms not there, and I don’t want to replace her mom, but I want to help.

Also, she seems to getting un-attached to her dad. She wants me to do everything with her, and him to do nothing. If its bath time,or we need to go to store she will say she wants me to do it. Or she keeps saying she doesn’t want her dad you go, or she wants him to leave and go to work things like that. I don’t think she’s said it directly to him yet, but I don’t know how to respond, and I’m worried he will feel hurt. It is his little girl ya know?

Okay…and last. She’s started lying. Its not horribly bad, but its still lieing. Example: If its time to go to bed, she will say anything from I’m scared, I’m hungry, my foot hurts, my kitty doesn’t want me to…one right after another. She does the same thing if she doesn’t want to go to daycare, doesn’t want to eat her dinner etc.

Any advice on how I should handle any of this? Thanks!

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