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128. When Children Resist or Refuse - Part 8: Influence, manipulation & loyalty conflicts
This is part 8 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 a relationship with a parent, allegations of "parental alienation" can quickly become part of the conversation. But how do we distinguish genuine manipulation or influencing from a…
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