Contact orders

[lilly01]

At what age can my son decide to stop a contact order with his so called dad. He is 6 and hates seeing him. He gets so upset when he has to and does not want to go to the contact centre anymore. What can I do? I really want contact to stop for my son's sake.

[Beanmistriss]

You say "so called Dad". Im assuming he is his Dad and that statement shows what you think of the bloke. Im guessing from that that you're not very enthusiastic about your son seeing him? Thats obviously going to rub off on your son. He has a right to know both parents so perhaps you could try being a bit more encouraging and positive about it and your son may enjoy his time with his fater more.

[Beanmistriss]

oops *father

[shinkypink19]

I agree - my boyf has a little boy who is almost 5 - and even though he split up with his mother when he was <2, he sees him all the time - and little people need a mummy and a daddy - if you're positive about the time they spend together (boys days out - how exciting that you're going to see daddy etc) then it will rub off...