i am new to this forum and i hope somebody can give me some advice about one of my granddaughters. it is a long story but i will try and condense it. my son has 2 girls and the relationship with the girls mother has always been rocky, the mother comes from a family of drinkers and she was also drinking quite heavily and we have also found out she was taking drugs. Christmas 2011 everything came to a head with the girls mother dissapearing for days at a time leaving the girls with my son, he has had to have her arrested a couple of times this year due to drunk and disordley and assaulting my son. we have all tried to help and have now given up, all i am worried about is the children. the youngest who is two is the main worry , she is very dainty,(the elder girl is very tall) she will not eat any other food except toast, crackers or breadsticks. she goes hysterical if her hands get dirty and she can't talk very well even though she has a very good understanding of what i am saying to her. she still sucks a dummy which we can't get off her even though we are trying and this does not help her speech. her temper tantrums have to be seen to be believed, she goes rigid and screams and screams ( and oh boy can she keep it up) one of my own children had temper tantrums but i have never seen anything like my granddaughters temper. she won't play with toys ( we've tried building bricks, dolls, etc) she would rather play with reote controls and phones! ( if it rings she will fight to answer it and if she gets there first she will not give it you instead she will scream if you try to remove it. she goes to nursery 5 mornings a week and even they are concerned about her. the health visitor states it is normal for a 2yr old o behave and eat like this, i disagree. i really feel something is a miss with her espically knowing about her mother's drink/drug problems while pregnant and although i have had 3 of my own children, i just cannot put my finger on the problem. i am hopeing someone could steer us in the right direction and help and or advice gratefully received.
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