Oh that is a hard thing to have to deal with ~ it sounds like because of the time the child is in your program and the consistency and routine that that time offers her is resulting in her bond and attachment to you being strong than to the parents .... regardless of their love for her the fact remains that 'attachment and bond' is built through TIME together with the parent as the primary caregiver .... and due to the nature of mom being gone for weeks at a time and dad leaving her in your care YOU are in that role because you are caring for her almost 12 hours a day and well the other hours are mostly 'sleeping hours' at home!

I could not imagine as a parent choosing to be spending that much time away from my wee child .... is there no way mama can find work closer to home or that they can relocate to moms work and dad find new work cause honestly outside of that if the child continues to be in the care of 'non family members' for 12 hours a day the parents are going to be dealing with attachment issues for the rest of the child's life which is going to get worse as the child gets older and does not have a bond of trust or attachment with them to get them through those tough times of the child pushing for autonomy and so forth