The phrase
"target parent" refers to a parent who is deliberately being undermined or attacked in some way, often by the other parent during a divorce or custody battle.
Full definition
At a minimum, awareness could stop the blaming
of targeted parents, which adds an additional level of pain and suffering.
Working with alienated children requires contact
with targeted parents and can range from support or empowerment to necessary correction and improvement in parenting skill areas.
She also has an active coaching practice
for targeted parents and serves as an expert witness in custody disputes around the country.
Moreover, interventions aimed at enhancing child adjustment to chronic illness might best
target parents as well as children.
And, as many
target parents do not know how to respond, they are considered part of the problem.
When targeted parents present their side of the case, they are often angry and frustrated — and as a result, they don't present very well in court.
Traditionally, parent training
programs target parenting practices in order to improve the effectiveness of discipline and the quality of parent - child relationships.
It will also add to the limited economic evidence for an
intervention targeting parents of children with ASD and provide longer term data, an important component for evaluations of parenting programmes.
Parents who buy formula pay premium prices to cover the cost of expensive television and mass media advertising, baby
clubs targeting parents, events targeting health workers etc. etc..
As baby milk manufacturers they are even more inappropriate when it comes to
events targeting parents with young children, due to the conflicts of interest.
This
level targets parents of children with more severe problems who want intensive training in positive parenting skills.
It is easy to understand,
why target parents decide not to enforce orders that are repeatedly ignored.
As a voluntary program, home visiting
targets parents who want to build a better future for their family.
The book is written
for targeted parents, adult children of parental alienation syndrome, and the mental health and legal professionals working with these populations.
She has been working for the past several years
with target parents and children helping them overcome the realities of a high conflict divorce.
If you, the community
of targeted parents, want a press conference for your voice, then we need your help in funding it.
This action may not change the disposition of your situation, but you may make the system a better place for
other targeted parents and their children.
I have been put on notice that I face legal retaliation against me
if targeted parents continue to criticize Karen Woodall.
Truancy laws generally
target parents because, the reasoning goes, they have violated the state's attendance laws by not getting their kids to school.
Similarly, fathers are more likely than mothers to
become target parents, especially when abuse is falsely alleged (19 — 23).
Further, research with
targeted parents supports the presence of these eight symptoms in alienated children (Baker & Darnall, 2007).