Category Archives: Parental Alienation

What Leads Alienated Parents to Give Up on Their Children?

What common misunderstandings about alienation can hinder parents in the struggle to reconnect with an alienated child?

We Need Changes in How Courts Handle Parental Alienation

Adversarial divorce courts mostly fail miserably in cases of parental alienation. Here's what family courts could do instead to genuinely serve the best interests of children.

Too Many Therapists Misdiagnose and Mistreat Alienation

Finding therapists who know how to help alienated children can be a nightmare.

Two Classic Cases of Courts Failing Alienated Parents

The court system can let children, parents, and grandparents down. How can judges, lawyers, and advisory mental health professionals better protect them?

Severe Parental Alienation: A Mental Health Emergency

Long legal battles prolong and intensify alienation. The longer the courts take to intervene, the worse the alienation is likely to become, and the harder to reverse.

Parental Alienation and Iran: Similar Pathology?

Recognition of false narratives and projection can help protect you from people who genuinely do want to harm you.

Parental Alienation: It Happens in Intact Families Too

Does a couple have to be divorced for parental alienation to occur?

Parental Alienation: What Can an Alienated Parent Do?

One challenge with parental alienation is finding professionals informed enough to provide effective help, especially with regard to dealing with the legal system.

Parental Alienation: What Therapists Need to Know

Parental alienation is a form of child abuse—and recognizing, diagnosing, and treating it can be tricky. Here's how therapists can handle these challenging cases.

Prevention of Parental Alienation: How You Can Help

A family court judge has suggested a three-pronged parental alienation prevention strategy. Learn what you can do to help.