Parental Alienation

By Psychology Today, 09/28/2022 “… Parental alienation tends to occur in divorces when one parent repeatedly displays extreme words and behavior about the other parent. People with personality disorders tend to have a pattern of repeating hostile and unpredictable behavior in the presence of their children…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/5-types-people-who-can-ruin-your-life/202209/do-personality-disorders-contribute-parental  

By Bossip, 09/13/2022 “…Wednesday’s upcoming episode of “Red Table Talk” is called “Parental Alienation: When Your Child is Turned Against You” and it’s all about the way families are often torn apart when divorces and breakups happen. In the exclusive clip below, Gam talks to Jada and Willow about how one parent deciding to keep

By Alan D. Blotcky, PhD – Psychiatric Times, 08/08/2022 “…Parental alienation as a mental condition is indeed founded on scientific research. In addition, there is a wealth of accumulated clinical knowledge of parental alienation in real-life, high-conflict cases. In this article, my goal is to discuss lessons learned from my experiences as an expert in

By Psychology Today, 08/06/2022 “…We often think of parental alienation as a post-relationship phenomenon. In fact, it’s something that happens within the context of ongoing relationships every bit as much as it happens after a relationship ends. In either case, it is a manufactured manipulation that hurts everyone—except, of course, the alienator—from the abused partner

By RTE, 07/14/2022 “…Parental alienation is a repetitive routine of manipulative behaviour, not one offs. It’s crucial to highlight the difference between parental alienation and estrangement. Again, parental alienation is an unjustified rejection of a parent; whereas, estrangement is a justified rejection due to a parent’s deficient parenting style, neglect, or abuse…” Read the entire

By Alan D. Blotcky, PhD – Psychiatric Times, 06/02/2022 “…Parental alienation is a pathological phenomenon in high-conflict divorces where 1 parent sabotages a child’s relationship with the other parent. If the offending parent is successful in their mission, the child totally rejects the targeted parent; this would be severe alienation…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/overcoming-parental-alienation  

By Alan D. Blotcky, PhD – Psychiatric Times, 05/12/2022 “…Cases involving false allegations of abuse and parental alienation call for detailed documentation by the targeted or rejected parent. The purpose of a timeline is to list (1) major events, (2) court filings, (3) verbal and behavioral actions, and (4) external investigations. By plotting out a

By Lexology, 04/25/2022 “…In short, ‘Parental Alienation’ primarily refers to the relationship between a parent and child being ruined by one parent exhibiting unjustified negativity towards the other parent, often as a consequence of either divorce, separation or child arrangements issues…” Read the entire article: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a9bd3c6b-f7c6-48fe-911c-d5e194414498

By Psychology Today, 03/29/2022 “… Imagine if your child had a negative view of you, not because you deserved it, but because they were pushed into having it by their other parent. Technically speaking, this phenomenon is called parental alienation, in which one parent (usually the custodial parent) negatively influences the child’s perception of the

By The Good Men Project, 03/28/2022 “… In mild alienation, a child may share a parent’s litany of complaints about the other parent but warms to that parent when they are together. In severe parental alienation, the child may refuse contact, express raw hatred of a formerly loved parent, and believe the parent is worthless…”