Ex-Husbands and Custody

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I have been watching a friend of mine struggle with her finalized divorce and custody issues. When going through the divorce she felt so remorseful and was so afraid of making the husband angry that she agreed to shared custody, which is something I woul dhave never done. I didn't offer and opinion because its not my place to. Now, she has all this split time and so much uncomfortabel contact with the ex-husband that it is worse than when they were married. She is still incapable of standing up to him, and the kid is walking all over her because he can push that "well when I am at dad's" button and have his way. She asked me, which was probably a mistake because I tend to be blunt, how she could make things better. I told her to either give the husband full custody or go back to court and sue for full custody, and that her suing would probably be better because she has few skills to use to make money for child support. Yes, she would have to pay him child support. What do you think you would have told her if she had asked you?