Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Parenting an adolescent child can be challenging; even experts acknowl

IMO, a small crosscurrent is seen in the usage of the phrase 'rather than' in the passage. It is a fact that we use 'rather than' in GMAT when we prefer X to Y.
When a preference cannot be established, it will be difficult to justify the use of 'rather than.'

In the given case, it is clear that the parents give up not because they prefer it but because they don't know how to establish a new relationship.
Probably a sentence like--- that it is easy for parents to give up but not establish