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What Leads Alienated Parents to Give Up on Their Children?

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What common misunderstandings about alienation can hinder parents in the struggle to reconnect with an alienated child?
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We Need Changes in How Courts Handle Parental Alienation

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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.
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Too Many Therapists Misdiagnose and Mistreat Alienation

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Finding therapists who know how to help alienated children can be a nightmare.
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Two Classic Cases of Courts Failing Alienated Parents

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The court system can let children, parents, and grandparents down. How can judges, lawyers, and advisory mental health professionals better protect them?
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Severe Parental Alienation: A Mental Health Emergency

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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.
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Parental Alienation: It Happens in Intact Families Too

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Does a couple have to be divorced for parental alienation to occur?
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Parental Alienation: What Can an Alienated Parent Do?

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One challenge with parental alienation is finding professionals informed enough to provide effective help, especially with regard to dealing with the legal system.
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Parental Alienation: What Therapists Need to Know

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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.
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Prevention of Parental Alienation: How You Can Help

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A family court judge has suggested a three-pronged parental alienation prevention strategy. Learn what you can do to help.
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Parental Alienation and Iran: Similar Pathology?

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Recognition of false narratives and projection can help protect you from people who genuinely do want to harm you.
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Narcissism in Parental Alienation: Clarifying Examples

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An alienating parent who behaves narcissistically may do lasting harm.
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Can Parental Alienation Occur Beyond Parents and Kids?

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Does alienation exist only in post-divorce families? No. Look for population alienation as well as parental alienation. Both do massive harm.
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