Preventing Parental Alienation: Part II Parental alienation is when one parent attempts to sabotage or undermine their child’s relationship with the child’s other parent. This can happen through a variety of tactics, including psychological manipulation and gaslighting. Parental alienation is a form of child abuse, and may cause irreparable harm to your relationship with…
Preventing Parental Alienation: Part I Parental alienation is when one parent attempts to sabotage or undermine their child’s relationship with the child’s other parent. This can happen through a variety of tactics, including psychological manipulation and gaslighting. Parental alienation is a form of child abuse, and may cause irreparable harm to your relationship with…
Parental Alienation in California Divorces Picture this scene: A mother or father tucks their child into bed for the night, and informs them that they will not be visiting their other parent this weekend. “Why?” the child wonders aloud; the disappointment evident in their voice. “They are too busy to see you, ” is…
Four Ways to Help Your Children Cope With Divorce Encourage your children to talk about their feelings. It’s natural for children to feel fear, sadness, anger, grief and stress. You can help them by validating these feelings. If your child expresses their feelings, you can validate them with phrases like “It’s understandable you would…