In cases of a child resisting contact with a parent in divorce, if there is no abuse history, the "favored" parent's story of dad (or mom) may be driving the resistance.

Alienation is about the disturbed behavior of a child and the transformation of the parent-child relationship. When a child rejects and refuses contact with a parent, THIS is alienation.

When does alienation begin? When a child is born, each parent forms a bond, or attachment to the child known as child attachment theory. For the future alienating parent this bond is often based ...

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Parental alienation syndrome, a term coined in the 1980s by child psychiatrist Dr. Richard A. Gardner, occurs when one parent attempts to turn the couple's children against the other parent.

Being estranged from a parent can be tricky; it's trickier if your sibling is not. We turned to experts to learn how to cope.

Parent alienation is no less a scourge than drug addiction, yet our family court judges are expected to handle cases involving this issue along with the thousands of other cases already on the docket.

Analysis Parental Alienation: What a Concept! In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins writes: Judicial opinions abundant in facts and rich in thoughtful ana ...

Parental alienation is a concept not formally embraced by the mental health community, which suggests that one parent can poison a child’s relationship with the other parent.

Parental alienation is a term used in family law cases and typically found in families involved in high-conflict divorce or separation. It is also known as resist/refuse parent-child relational ...