125. When Children Resist or Refuse - Part 5: Whose job is it to "fix" the relationship?

The Post-Separation Abuse Podcast · Oct 8, 2026 · 36m · transcript

This is part 5 of our "When Children Resist or Refuse" series.

This series explores what a child's resistance or refusal might mean. When a child says no, our job isn't to immediately decide what the no proves. It's to understand what might be happening, notice what every adult is bringing to the interpretation, and work out how to respond without losing sight of the child.

When a child resists or refuses spending time with a parent, there's often an enormous amount of attention directed towards the parent the child does want to be with.

Are they encouraging the relationship?

Are they…