When Your Toddler Doesn't Want to Go: Handover Refusal (Ages 0-3)

Friday afternoon. The bag is by the door. The car keys are in your hand. Your two-year-old is on the floor in the corridor, on her stomach, both arms wrapped around your ankle. She isn't crying yet. She's doing the quiet version, where the body has decided it isn't moving and the small voice is saying no, no, no, no.In this episode of CoParentSpace we get practical about when your toddler doesn't want to go — what actually helps for separated and divorced parents, and why — grounded in attachment science and clinical research.What we cover:• What's actually happening• What it isn't• What helps the toddler in the moment• What helps the departing parent• What helps the receiving parent• When the protest is more than the protestMade for parents raising children across two homes. Best for: Ages 0–3.📖 Read the full written version🌱 Explore the Living Library of evidence-based co-parenting articles: coparentspace.comCoParentSpace is the calm space for separated parents and their children — practical co-parenting and parenting-after-divorce support for life across two homes.Support the showCoparentspace.com