"THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING PARENTAL INDIFFERENCE IS THAT IT IS A MATTER OF THE CHILD'S PERCEPTION, AND NOT THE PARENTS' INTENTIONS.A WELL-INTENTIONED PARENT MAY EASILY COMMUNICATE INDIFFERENCE TO CHILDREN WITH SUCH THINGS AS SHOWING A PREFERENCE FOR ONE CHILD OVER ANOTHER, BLAMING A CHILD FOR WHAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE DONE, OVERINDULGING ONE MOMENT AND REJECTING ANOTHER, NEGLECTING TO FULFILL PROMISES, DISTURBING A CHILD'S FRIENDSHIPS, MAKING FUN OF A CHILD'S THINKING, AND SO ON."; BOEREE, 2009