Throughout their growth, children manifest different changes in conduct and behaviors, as well as showing certain preferences. Including between their own parents. This can occur for multiple reasons and it is normal and should not be a cause for alarm for parents. However, if more than a kind of favoritism it is a direct rejection of one of the two, it may be necessary to study the case. Above all, if the minor’s attitude is blunt and persistent.
The psychologist Álvaro Bilbao exposes some of the reasons why a child could present a behavior of rejection towards one of their parents. One of the most common has to do, simply, with the fact that she is going through a stage of development of her own identity. And among other things, this affects when deciding who they want to be with. The expert sends a message of calm, because this is usually only a phase and that he has nothing to do with the father or mother in question. However, it can be a difficult situation, so he shares a series of tips to manage it in the best possible way.
The first thing to do in these cases is to study each one individually, since it will be essential to find the cause behind this rejection. But if it is simply a phase, parents will not have much to do, just put into practice some tips to make it pass in a healthy and positive way for the family.
