The Presence of Unpleasance

The vast, vast majority of parents love their children unconditionally. When it comes to behavioural difficulties, one of the most confronting and devastating aspects is when parents have moments in which they realise they don’t necessarily like their child. Even for extended periods of time. The constant energy drain, emotional trauma, sleep deprivation, and even physical pain, that can accompany parenting kids struggling to regulate behaviour and emotions, can make it very difficult not to…