Thank you for you reply, all very uselful advise.

I had a little talk with Scarlett after school about her Daddy & how she felt & if she'd like to do something special with him at the weekend, just the 2 of them. She was very excited about the idea & actually ran upto her Daddy when he got home & gave him a big cuddle with no prompt from me. Was lovely to see!! x

 You're very welcome and very deserving of the best outcome, it was a very brave and loving thing for you to reach out and want to change things.

I'm so happy to hear about Scarlett and daddy's day out. I'm sure this will solve everything :) On their outings Scarlett should feel as though she can let daddy in her life a little more each time. Personal disclosure is how bonds form xx

I just remember being in her position when I was younger. My daddy used to work 2 jobs, one during the day and one at night just to put food in our mouths. On his day off we would all look forward to it because we would always bake a cake and take it fishing with us. Or he would take us for a walk on the beach with an ice cream :)

 Woo hoo!!!! Love progress! Let us know how it all go's :)

Also maybe he could have something special that he says to the girls every night before they go to bed. For example, I tell my son that he is my favourite boy in the whole world and his daddy tells him out of all the little boys and girls in the world how was I so lucky to have you?

Hi, thank you so much for your quick reply, you've offered some great advise & highlighted a few things that we have both though about, ie, Daddy & Scarlett spending more time on their own doing fun things, like the park etc & the calling her before bed if he's not going to be home in time. He does try to spend as much time with both of them, but maybe deep down Scarlett doesn't see this. Thank you again xx

Hi thank you for replying, thinking back I think this has been since she was a baby, as he had to travel with work & she was always with me. We try not to force her to do cuddles etc if she doesn't want too as we know this will make things worse. My partner justs wants to be a good dad & make her feel as comfortable with him as she feels with me. If I'm not around she does tend to act differently with him & if I go out for the night (not very often) she has no problem letting him take her to bed & they read stories together. I do try to ask her why she doesn't want cuddles etc with Daddy but she says she doens't know, she wants Mummy. I understand everything you have mentioned & agree with you. Thank you for the advise

Yuppers!  Some times Daddy's are just working too hard for the family to have the time, some times kiddies just bond with one or the other,  I think it is great you are looking about for answers!  And I can sympathize with your Hubby!  Zoolooau has some great ideas!