News Articles - Parental Alienation
Parental Alienation as a Form of Domestic Abuse
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
Parental alienation: the ‘psychological manipulation’ of children
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
Overcoming Parental Alienation
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
Timelines are a Critical Tool in Cases of False Allegations of Abuse and 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
What is parental alienation?
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