i AGREE
that given some temperaments, it is sometimes
NOT EASY.
I disagree that it's not POSSIBLE.
The problem is, parents are not willing to pay the price
AND do not start earnestly enough, selfLESSly enough to get the child STARTED in their first awarenesses on that track.
I have seen incredibly difficult kids who even late in the game could have been turned from a life of disaster
IF
the parents had been
WILLING
to pay the price.
If they had been willing the first months of life, the price would not have been near so steep, no matter how difficult. AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH EASIER; MUCH *MORE* POSSIBLE.
I'm just curious, do you have children of your own?
And, can you describe that "look in the eye" a little better? I'm not sure what you mean, there.