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When your young child strongly prefers your partner

My 4-year-old son only wants Daddy for everything and rejects me constantly, and I know it's normal but I feel like I'm failing at the one thing I wanted most.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent confronts the painful reality that love is not always reciprocal, even with the child they would die for.

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“Where Are You with Parent–Child Love?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.