Dr’s Son sounds similar to mine (except We are not as rigid regarding schedules, food etc). My son is tough cause he lacks social maturity and needs tons of attention. If her ex was not very involved - they might have a relationship where she treats him like a partner instead of a child (for example - where would you like to go out to eat, what should we do this weekend, etc) and then they do end up trying to control the situation. I notice this dynamic with my son. Its basically only been the 2 of them. My sons got so much energy but is not into sports and i bets it’s cause dad has limited role. They had no male figure to follow. I love playing sports but my son has no desire to model after me. Probably would be more inclined to model after a male role model.
These little boys crave father figure interaction and playing. My son worships my brother who gets “boy silly” with him so I bet you could offer him a lot.
