This is not to say that
alienated parents do not experience ups and downs in the process.
Parental Alienation: What Can
an Alienated Parent Do?
Knowing that
the alienating parent does not have the ability to foster a relationship between the child and the target parent, the issue before the court will be, does the target parent offer the child sufficient parenting capacity to outweigh that very serious harm.
This will result in them beginning to believe that
the alienated parent did not want them or love them.
Self - hatred is particularly disturbing among affected children, as children internalize the hatred targeted toward the alienated parent, are led to believe that
the alienated parent did not love or want them, and experience severe guilt related to betraying the alienated parent.
In regards to parenting time, the most frequently cited response was that
alienating parents did not adhere to court orders.
As just one example, a finding from Dr. Amy Baker: «Even when targeted parents had the resources to pursue legal action and were fortunate enough to prevail -LSB-...] they were not able to take advantage of the rights afforded to them by the courts because
alienating parents did not respect the court orders, the attorneys were not interested in or able to force the alienating parent into compliance.
According to Jaffee et al. (2010)
Alienating parents do not listen to the court.
An alienating parent does not care about the welfare of their children.
As Dr. Amy Baker reported, «
alienating parents did not respect the court orders, the attorneys were not interested in or able to force the alienating parent into compliance.
Though, as Dr. Gardner originally noted, if the programming by
the alienating parent did not occur in the first place, the disorder would not have arisen (2001).
The family court in Shawnee county, KS has some serious issues with reacting impulsively and approving sole custody by default because the other parent was not there... knowing they aren't dead, realizing that 2 notices were sent and returned with «not at this address» so parent was probably only absent because they never received word of this very important, life altering hearing - not because they felt they were above the law as indicated via court records then to seal the final decision, the judge shouldve reviewed any past files taking note of any past complaints / concerns to the court regarding
alienating parent doing just that and automatically recommend a continuation and make clear that court was not to move forward until they get a hold of the absent parent and allow them their right to be there... because that would've been 100 % in the best interest of the child.
I am reminded of a study by Dr. Baker «Even when targeted parents had the resources to pursue legal action and were fortunate enough to prevail they were not able to take advantage of the rights afforded to them by the courts because
alienating parents did not respect the court orders, the attorneys were not interested in or able to force the alienating parent into compliance.
It is also possible that an extended family member of the targeted parent is not fully rejected, or an extended family member of
the alienating parent does not endorse the denigration of the targeted parent.
Lastly, Dr. Baker also found
alienating parents do not care.
One thing is certain; many
alienating parents do not adhere to court orders.
Similarly, an additional study found «
alienating parents did not respect the court orders» (Baker, 2010).
One thing is obvious, many
alienating parents do not care and they are not going to stop.
Not exact matches
A list of «advice» like yours, with a recommended response to another mom
doing something as simple as saying she's tired being to brag about how awesome your
parenting skills are, is nothing more than a way to lose friends and
alienate people, while playing into the sanctimonious, holier - than - thou stereotype of crunchy moms.
Fear of not alarming or offending another
parent causes you to restrict what children
do on playdates for fear of
alienating the other
parent.
It
does not need to be conveyed in a manner that
alienates the other
parent, but in a manner that supports the children.
In wanting to protect the younger child
parents can tend to
alienate the older one, who really doesn't have bad intentions, just a lack of co-ordination or knowledge of what is appropriate.
I hesitate to label myself as such because the label itself can be off - putting to the point of unduly
alienating people from what are (if I
do say so myself) some damn fine
parenting practices.
NUT Cymru, responding to the Welsh Government's plan to fine
parents # 120 for their child's absence from school, said that tackling truancy had to be a priority, but
doing so involved making
parents part of the solution, rather than
alienating them from the process.
The Coherence Camp can plausibly argue that its path is the surer route to higher student achievement and more consistent classroom practice — but it risks
alienating thousands of teachers who feel hamstrung by a curriculum they don't like and millions of
parents who want something different for their kids.
«In short, despite the goals of the Child Protective Services Law, the trial judge seems to have
done everything in her power to
alienate these
parents from their child, appears to have a fixed idea about this matter and, further, she prohibited evidence to be introduced that might have forced her to change her opinion,» the appeals court said.
Research has established that children exposed to the 17 primary parental alienation strategies and those who become
alienated suffer in the long run, as
do their
parents.
Time - sharing,
parenting plans, and shared parental responsibilities are terms that are commonly used by courts to ensure that the custody arrangement
does not
alienate one
parent in favor of the other.
One
parent alienates children (alienation has a very high test legally so don't use this word lightly or casually);
The expert debate about it being a syndrome versus it not being a syndrome has droned on and on, and has largely become a distraction from the indisputable fact that children
do become
alienated from a once loved
parent.
Although Anthony Douglas was very clear about the reality and pernicious effects of a child being
alienated from one
parent, a
parent questioning him from the floor recounted being told by a Cafcass officer that parental alienation
did not exist.
In some extreme cases the
alienating parent will actually tell the child to choose, «if you love me, then stay here, if you don't go with them».
A therapist will learn that the child or children are sleeping with the
alienating parent and give multiple excuses, commonly blaming the targeted
parent, as to why they are
doing so.
While the rejected
parent and child are reestablishing their relationship, the formerly favored (
alienating)
parent is working with a mental health professional to learn what not to
do and how to encourage a loving relationship with between the child and formerly rejected
parent.
Very often, we will hear of instances where an
alienated child is acting out some claim that they
do not want to see the targeted
parent, and are becoming agitated and upset in making this claim.
It is time for professionals working in legal settings to get more informed about what Parental Alienation is, how
does one identify it in cases, and what has to be
done to reunite
alienated children with rejected
parents.
Soon the child forgets how to protect him or herself, and must align with the
alienating parent as if life depends on it — because it
does.
In most cases
parents who
alienate their children, consciously or unconsciously,
do not realize the harm that they are
doing to their children.
However, in cases of parental alienation, we often get a glimpse of that
alienating parent flash a momentary angry glance at the child, as if to say, «you had better convince anyone watching that you
do not want to go, or else.»
This is where as the house of the
alienating parent disappears from the rear view mirror, then so
does some of the symptomatology of the Parental Alienation.
Reasonable
parents simply don't produce
alienated children, don't abuse their children and don't abuse each other.
When this is present, the child is held hostage not only by a fear of abandonment from displeasing the
alienating parent, but also by a feeling of guilt if they
do not take care of them emotionally....
While conflicts over timesharing
does occur in many cases where a
parent can't deliver a child to the other
parent for valid reasons more often than not is rather rare because most true
alienating parents are savvier than this....
Do not attempt to
alienate your children from their other
parent no matter how much you may despise your spouse.
Does the child mirror the allied
parent's words when describing the
alienated parent?
There is a real good chance the
parent making false accusations is attempting to
alienate the child or children as well so make sure you talk to your lawyer, or if you don't have one, now is a good time to get one.
@Tracey - It's good that you are accepting responsibility, something that few
alienating parents are able to
do.
«The
alienating parent is believed to have narcissistic / borderline personality disorder, which complicates the situation in terms of how they view the world, and many times they truly believe their children
do not need the other
parent in their lives,» she said.
«They [the
alienating parent] believe they are
doing the right thing, so money is not the primary issue that, once resolved, will resolve the larger problem.»
Even if it
does mean the family court judge rules the
alienating parent loses custody.