The concept of parental alienation was first put forth by Dr. Richard Gardner in 1985. Parental alienation primarily occurs during a high-conflict divorce in which the child identifies strongly with ...

While parental alienation is most usually discussed as a cause of adult child-parent estrangement, I think it's more productive and accurate to see it as a form of verbal abuse and a manipulative ...

How can an alienated parent reconnect with their child? How can they rebuild the former positive parent-child attachment? The process can look dismally hopeless. Misinformation and mistaken beliefs ...

Have your children turned against you? Do they resist spending time with you? Have they joined with your ex in treating you with contempt? If so, they may be suffering from parental alienation. In ...

If you’re newly divorced, going through a messy separation, or even if you split from a partner a while ago, we feel for you. These things are rarely easy. And if the two of you have a child or ...

Parental alienation is a heartbreaking and complex issue that can have long-lasting effects on children, even as they grow into adults. Parental alienation is a heartbreaking and complex issue that ...