Parental Alienation

By Ivy Blonwyn – PsychCentral 08/23/19 ‘Da called and told me he never wants to see you again’. That’s all it takes. One lie to a confused, hurting child. A lie repeated forcefully and consistently until it became ‘truth’. Read the entire article: https://blogs.psychcentral.com/full-heart/2019/08/parental-alienation-it-only-takes-one-falsehood-to-ruin-lives/

By Caroline Counsel – The Canberra Times 08/30/19 “… When parents separate, it puts a whole different perspective on what each parent wants or expects of the other. In the worst cases, mothers want to eradicate the father from the face of the planet and act as if they never existed. It often stems from

By Emily White – Lincolnshire Live 09/09/19 “… I know there are thousands of parents out there, just like me, who have been alienated and isolated from seeing their kids by the other parent and are now having to fight by themselves to get their kids back. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/i-just-learn-forget-him-3280311

By The Good Men Project 08/26/2019 “… Based on new understandings of how family relationships fundamentally affect child development and wellbeing, three researchers, Jennifer Jill Harman, Edward Kruk and Denise A Hines are arguing that parental alienation—a deliberate attempt to break a child-parent relationship—should be classified as child abuse. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/parental-alienation-is-child-abuse-say-researchers-of-child-development/

By Christine Hammond – PsychCentral 08/26/19 Unbeknownst to him, his ex-wife ramped up her accusations telling them that their dad abandoned them and he wanted a new life away from everyone. The parental alienation escalated to the point that the kids no longer want to even speak to their dad on the phone. After a

By Yahoo Finance 08/22/2019 “…  Making matters worse are the lack of laws and court systems that result in family cases being handled more like a financial lawsuit than one with the best interest of the child and overall family. Children are, sadly, in many cases, treated as win-or-lose objects. …” Read the entire article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kentucky-conference-explore-issues-family-210500683.html

By Mick Rhodes – Claremont Courier 07/25/2019 “… Parental alienation is a profound form of psychological trauma for the targeted parents, said Canadian sociologist and social worker Edward Kruk in Psychology Today. …” Read the entire article: https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/news/t33050divorce

By Sheila Wayman – Irish Times 07/18/19 “… The recent decision by the World Health Organisation to recognise parental alienation puts the spotlight on a contentious concept that is little acknowledged in this country. …” Read the entire article: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/parents-are-being-eradicated-from-the-lives-of-their-children-for-no-good-reason-1.3947575

By Hadassah Fidler – The Jerusalem Post 06/16/19“… Parental alienation, once known as parental alienation syndrome (PAS), is where one parent deliberately programs the child against the other parent. This can take many forms such as bad-mouthing the other parent to an extent where the other parent becomes a person to whom the child does

By Journal Star 06/06/2019 “…These studies indicate children in father-limited environments are almost four times more likely to live in poverty, more likely to use drugs and alcohol and twice as likely to commit suicide. …” Read the entire article: https://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/local-view-gatekeeping-parents-draw-judges-ire/article_305bec22-041f-5894-87dc-677fdd182aa9.html