What I did not expect was the high rate of completely destroyed relationships and the enormous grief suffered
by the alienated parents.
In my case this humble blog of mine is simply one of an incalculable number of blogs written
by alienated parents.
To illustrate the similar tactics employed
by the alienating parent and significant issues this behaviour causes.
A parent who is the subject (target) of efforts
by an alienating parent, a child, or another alienator to damage that parent's relationship with the child.
essay addresses the issue of Court Orders for joint custody that essentially become orders for de facto sole custody to the alienation - pathological parent unless the underlying psychopathology being induced in the child
by the alienating parent is effectively resolved (requiring separation of the child during treatment from the source origin of the psychopathology).
I have witnessed impassioned declarations of love for a child
by an alienating parent to masquerade the venom he / she feels for the other parent.
Without opportunities to counter the falsehoods, the rejected parent's absence is capitalized on
by the alienating parent....
The damage to children of a system that incentivises the coaching of children
by an alienating parent to make false allegations against the other parent, is greater than the damage that would be inflicted by allowing a fair system of tested evidence, or a system that risked occasional child abuse.
For example, if the parent tells a child that a lie said about
them by the alienating parent is untrue, then it appears to the child that the parent is calling the alienator a liar.
The abduction of a child
by an alienated parent ultimately deranges the lives of all involved.
Which you imagine to be so because, ipso facto, it must be there because there are these symptoms which we can identify because there is a campaign of programming
by an alienating parent and that's how we differentiate them from otherwise explainable behavior... and we know there's a campaign
by an alienating parent because there are these symptoms there... Gee... not exactly comparable to testing for the presence of the pneumococci bacteria, or a defective chromosome.
These cases are very challenging... in part because there are kids being harmed by the alienation and by the pathology directed at them on a daily basis
by the alienating parent.
The second use of the term refers more to the specific behaviors engaged in
by the alienating parent, that result in the child becoming alienated.
Actually they are not only demonstrating that they don't care for their children, a lie frequently promulgated
by the alienating parent, but many evaluators will get the same interpretation and validate the alienating parent's lie.
Amabile concluded in the report that Z.B.D. was exhibiting signs of alienation from D.T. Amabile explained that alienation is the programming of a child
by the alienating parent, in this case respondent, to believe that one parent is good and the other parent is bad with the goal that the child completely reject the other parent.»
Still others see a particular family dynamic is responsible rather than something being induced in the child
by an alienating parent.
If there are good, valid reasons for the child to reject a parent, therefore, the denigration is not the result of programming
by an alienating parent, than there is no PAS.
The child has reason to fear rejection and abandonment
by the alienating parent if positive feelings are expressed about the other parent and the people and activi ties associated with that parent.
However such is the nature of parental alienation, that these «friends» have already been influenced
by the alienating parent who has already portrayed them self as the «victim» and has in turn portrayed the targeted parent as the «villain».
These are the «tricks of the trade» used
by an alienating parent.
They are groomed
by the alienating parent (and family member) who love to see the pain!
Parental alienation (PA) is the act of deliberately alienating a child from a targeted parent (TP)
by an alienating parent (AP) and can cause a psychological condition referred to as parental alienation syndrome (PAS).
Parental alienation normally involves allegations of emotional, physical and sexual abuse being made
by the alienating parent against the alienated parent.
The damage done
by the alienating parent becomes ingrained and part of the children's lives.
5) Corrupting - The child is missocialized and reinforced
by the alienating parent for lying, manipulation, aggression toward others or behavior which is self destructive.
I also recently read a tweet
by an alienated parent rather poignantly stating «none of us knew about this until it happened to us.»
This is often done as a defense mechanism
by the alienating parent as a way to curry favor with the children in an effort to further justify their alienation, but the truth is that these types of discussions and providing this type of information to children can be very destructive emotionally and psychologically.
The child is psychologically brutalized into fearing contact with the target parent and retribution
by the alienating parent for any positive feelings the child might have for the other parent.
This is due to the amount of pressure being placed upon
them by the alienating parent.
PAS is fueled by parental alienation, a series of behaviors used
by an alienating parent, either consciously or subconsciously, to sully a child's relationship with the target parent.
It is quite possible that some of the strategies used
by the alienating parents were so subtle that they remain outside the awareness of the adult children.
In addition, in cases of true Parental Alienation Syndrome, the negative propaganda that is being introduced to the child
by the alienating parent is not substantiated by the alienated parent's behavior prior to the dispute.
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 children are taught
by the alienating parent that the target parent is «no good» and they are not to be treated with any kind of respect.
In a recent book chapter entitled «Parental Alignments and Alienation Among Children of High Conflict Divorce,» Johnston and Roseby opined, «Rather than seeing this syndrome as being induced in the child
by an alienating parent, as Gardner does, we propose that these «unholy alliances» are a later manifestation of the failed separation - individuation process in especially vulnerable children who have been exposed to disturbed family relationships during their early years» (10; p. 202).
This is a self protective reflex that is easily exploited
by the alienating parent in their mission to obliterate the targeted parent.
Distraught dads, moms and grandparents have sent to me many emails describing how their formerly good relationship with their child was ruined
by an alienating parent.
However, when a child is exposed to ongoing negative messages about the targeted parent along with implicit threats
by the alienating parent, many children often eventually succumb and begin questioning the value of the parent whom they love and look to for security and guidance.
There needs to be laws and serious consequences for those laws being broken
by an alienating parent.
The term, then, removes the court's focus away from the alienator and redirects attention to what might be only minor parental deficiencies exhibited
by the alienated parent.
The idea that the child's symptoms can be attributed to any cause other than the one designated
by the alienating parent meets with fierce resistance.
As is true of other syndromes, there is in the PAS a specific underlying cause: programming
by an alienating parent in conjunction with additional contributions by the programmed child.
Weekends and vacations, for some, is not a time of enjoyment, but is used
by the alienating parent to bad - mouth the other.
«We consider Parental Alienation Syndrome as a childhood disorder caused
by an alienating parent...» (Gordon et.
Clearly, PAS is not caused
by the alienating parent.
Because children are suggestible, many will eventually succumb to the relentless programming or «brainwashing»
by an alienating parent toward a target parent.
Not exact matches
«With this particular [New Dad] project we found that [fathers and mothers] seem to be coming from the same place — young
parents tended to feel quite hesitant and
alienated at children's centres and I think some of the fears and concerns that young dads have about how they are treated and engaged, were shared
by young mums, so there was a bit of common ground there.
In extreme cases,
parenting time interference can be a felony crime and malicious or
alienating acts
by one
parent against the other can lead to changes in custody and
parenting time agreements.
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.
But she also
alienated many
parents with her reorganization plan, known as One Newark, which replaced the city's tradition of neighborhood schools with a universal enrollment system that assigned students
by lottery to traditional as well as charter schools.