Nurturing a Child's Relationship With the Other Parent A single parent must understand that due to time and circumstance he or she has no control over what kind of relationship a child has with the other parent. A parent can manipulate his or her child, but nine times out of ten the child will eventually realize that he or she has been manipulated or persuaded. There are some obvious circumstances that would involve outside intervention, such as domestic abuse, drug and alcohol problems, and mental instability. If there is no physical or mental risk, however, positive reinforcement of any parenting relationship should exist from both parents. Sometimes a parents does not want a child to have a relationship with the other parent because of issues including child support, visitation, step-family, religion, substance abuse and new relationships. Sometimes raw emotions -- jealousy, revenge and insecurity -- can have the same effect. Table of Contents

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