Traditionally the term absentee refers to a parent who is completely absent, or nearly so. However, there's a growing body of research into parents who are emo

Traditionally the term absentee refers to a parent who is completely absent, or nearly so. However, there's a growing body of research into parents who are emotionally distant or unavailable. Especially as phones have enabled us to be present at work 24/7, which necessarily comes at cost to those who are physically present but ignored, it makes sense to examine the impact that can have on children. A few hits for "emotionally distant parent research" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36176325/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36176325/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14330237.2015.1021513?journalCode=rpia20 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14330237.2015.10... https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319684673_Emotional_Availability_of_Parents_and_Psychological_Health_What_Does_Mediate_This_Relationship https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319684673_Emotional...