Parental alienation can take a toll on your child and your relationship with them. The falsehoods fed to your child by their other parent can morph the way they view you, causing division and conflict that’s challenging to overcome. While there are legal strategies...
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Parental Alienation
Four effective ways to counteract parental alienation
If left unchecked, parental alienation can be extremely harmful to your child. Yet, even picking up on the signs of alienation can be difficult to do. And even once you identify them you could struggle to figure out your next steps. While you’ll probably want to...
What you need to know to stop parental alienation
Parental alienation is more common than people realize. In fact, some studies estimate that as many as 25% of custody disputes are fueled by alienating behavior. This means that heading into your child custody dispute, there’s a fair possibility that you’re going to...
5 common misconceptions about parental alienation
Parental alienation remains a complex and sensitive topic. Given the emotionally charged circumstances that surround most cases, it is no wonder that various misperceptions persist. Dispelling the most popular myths should foster a clearer understanding of the...
Steps to stop maternal gatekeeping as the other parent
Shared custody arrangements ensure both parents play an active role in their child's life. When one parent engages in maternal gatekeeping, it can threaten the healthy co-parenting dynamic. Take steps to protect your rights if the other parent tries to limit your...
What are the roles in pathological parenting?
In 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 10.9 million kids living in single-parent homes in the United States. When parents are not together in the same home, it introduces the importance of a proper co-parenting relationship. Unfortunately, not every parent is...
How to protect your mental health in light of parental alienation
Parental alienation can not only impact your child’s mental, emotional, and psychological well-being, as well as damage your relationship with your child, but it can also leave you feeling hopeless. Many parents who have been subjected to parental alienation find...
How parental alienation can affect child custody decisions
In the complex landscape of child custody battles, many factors can affect the final decision. One that weighs particularly heavily is the phenomenon known as parental alienation. Parental alienation occurs when one parent undermines the child's relationship with the...
Errors to avoid when dealing with alienated children
Parental alienation is when one parent attempts to damage or sever the relationship between a child and the other parent. They may do this through emotional manipulation, false accusations, lies and slander. Children exposed to it often develop a negative attitude...
How can you care for a child affected by parental alienation?
Parental alienation is when one parent influences his or her child to reject or harbor hostility toward the other parent. Typically, parental alienation involves psychological manipulation that can lead to the deterioration of the child's relationship with the...