Psychology Today | 02.05.2026 05:47
Your child, teen, or even adult child says, "They don't like me anymore." Yet nothing clearly happened. There was no major argument, no significant exclusion, and no obvious rejection. Maybe, they say this about you even when you have to discipline them or set a boundary gently. But in their minds (I am picturing the faces of many of my counseling clients as I write this), it is already decided that they feel rejected.
