# 84: If your child ignores you, then...

The Parenting Standard · Feb 12, 2026 · 23m

There you are, standing in the kitchen, and you realise your child has become a master of "Epic Planning"—specifically to avoid being in the same room as you. You see them "reading," but it’s a mask. You see them "listening," but the headphones are silent. You’ve become the "friend asking for favours" whom nobody wants to call back. We’re diving into the visceral reality of how parents accidentally train their children to lie with their bodies, and how your current "productivity push" is building a wall you may never be able to climb.

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