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121. When Children Resist or Refuse - Part 1: Why don't they want to go?

121. When Children Resist or Refuse - Part 1: Why don't they want to go?12 sept.35 min

This is part 1 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. What does it actually mean when a child says they don't want to spend time with the other parent? In the first episode o...