Parenting the Hard to Love Child

“Sammy was tough from day one. Instead of bonding with me like my others, he seems to reject me. Constantly. I want to be close to him, but he just won’t let me. He allows his dad to hold him and rock him, but if I try my attempts are literally shoved away. I’m tired of trying.” “I try to love Janice. I really do. But people don’t see or experience what she is really like behind closed doors. It’s as if she lives to undo me emotionally. I may sound crazy, but I think she stays up at night …

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