Most divorced parents in Michigan develop their child custody arrangements through a process of negotiation. This is never easy. Developing a parenting time schedule -- with all its technical details of drop-offs and pickups, vacations and so can be a lot of work....
Parental Alienation
Drawing a line between protective and pathological parenting
It is a parent’s natural instinct to protect their child from all forms of danger, even if it means being negatively labeled as a protective parent. Monitoring a child’s phone use and restricting certain friendships can be a form of protective parenting. However, they...
Why maternal gatekeeping is so harmful
As a mother, it can be difficult to entrust someone else with the care of your child. No one else seems to understand how to do it right—not your husband, parents or nanny. As a result, you take everything on yourself. But is that truly the case? Mothers may sometimes...
Understanding cross allegations in parental alienation cases
Parental alienation comes in many forms. This includes putting the targeted parent in a bad light, intercepting communication between the child and the other parent and making false accusations. But probably the most common type of parental alienation is allegations...
Is there a relationship between gender and alienating tendencies?
When bringing parental alienation cases to court, parties must carefully prepare their arguments, especially since child custody is in line. One strategy you may encounter is throwing in gender differences as an argument. This strategy might lead you to think,...
Tips for talking to your alienated child
If you’ve followed our blog, then you know that parental alienation can be harmful to your child and devastate your relationship with them. Those who experience this manipulative behavior oftentimes feel like there’s nothing that can be done to remedy the situation,...
What treatments can address parental alienation?
Parental alienation is a significant issue that could negatively affect a child. Sometimes, they could rewrite their history and relationship with the alienated parent, causing confusion, anxiety and depression. Fortunately, parental alienation is easy to spot....
How does parental alienation syndrome manifest in my child?
Parental alienation happens when a parent uses accusations, lies and misinformation to put a wall between the child and the other parent after separation or divorce. Doing so could potentially harm the child's relationship with the other parent. The child could also...
How can you prove parental alienation?
Parents take numerous measures to maintain a healthy and positive relationship with their children. Unfortunately for victims of parental alienation, a parent’s relationship with their child often suffers damage. And if no action is taken, it can permanently break the...
When co-parenting becomes counter-parenting
Counter-parenting, unlike co-parenting, is when your former spouse takes actions that undermine your relationship with your kids. This can be an extremely damaging situation and highly painful for you and your kids. Child caught in the crossfire Counter-parenting is...