I love the ideas here! I have a 7yo dss and finding it a challenge to connect with him. He has had a rough time so far in his life, and I want to help him feel that he has my support. But I find his behaviour very difficult to deal with at times (usually after a visit with his other parent) and I think this is having a detrimental effect on our bonding. The problem is that he acts as though nothing that I do is interesting, so anything I've tried (reading books together, art and craft activities) has been a flop so far. I think he might be more interesting in the gardening, I will try that next