Some programs might also include services to help low - income couples address barriers to healthy marriages, such as poor parenting skills or problems with employment, health, or substance abuse. (mdrc.org)
Parent of a child with any of a wide range of problematic behaviors, thoughts, or traits including oppositional behavior, poor self - esteem, and a lack of general life skills; parent with poor parenting skills, lack of education on parenting skills for more challenging children, or problems in the family (cebc4cw.org)
In fact, when the alienation is caused by the rejected parent, as in poor parenting skills, abuse, etc., then the rejection is referred to as estrangement. (drbobevans.com)