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A Child Refuses Contact, what might that mean?
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“I don’t want to go.” Four words that can trigger panic, rage, and heartbreak in separated families, and can quickly pull schools, therapists, and the family court system into the middle. I’m Kim Lee, a child and adolescent psychotherapist, and I’m shifting the focus away from adult interpretations and back to the child’s experience. Refusal is behavior, and behavior is the headline, not the story.
We unpack the range of reasons a child might say no to contact, and why reaching for labels like parental alienation too early can block understanding. I talk through fear and…
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