Insensitivity and disinterest are common traits of emotional unavailability. Here’s how to recognize it in a parent and how to cope.
Being able to identify and respond to another person’s emotional needs can help you connect with them.
Feeling connected can encourage relationship building. It can lay a foundation of support and trust for future interactions.
Being emotionally available can help you show that you care about someone for who they are as an individual — that you’re invested and interested in what they’re experiencing.
When you can’t connect to someone emotionally, it can be challenging to connect with them in other ways, even if they’re your parent.
https://psychcentral.com/relationships/signs-of-having-an-emotionally-unstable-unavailable-parent