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Author Archives: Dr. Richard A. Warshak
The Slanted Truth: Rationalizing Trash-Talk
When a parent talks trash about the other parent directly to the children, a common rationalization is, “My children deserve to know the truth.” You will observe that “the truth” in these situations always refers to negative comments about the … Continue reading
Kudos to Critics
In response to my first article on The Huffington Post, the blogosphere has seen a spate of attacks on me. Fortunately, the supporters outnumber the detractors by far. I thank my critics for doing such a good job of calling … Continue reading
Parents Helping Parents: Tips from Victims of Divorce Poison
Warshak.com offers general advice that may be useful to parents. Visit the Divorce Poison Control Center. Many of these tips come directly from parents. Others are the result of what clients and readers of my books have taught me. Recently … Continue reading
Parental Alienation Buster: Moratorium on Discussing the Past
Family Bridges: A Workshop for Troubled and Alienated Parent-Child Relationships eases the transition when irrationally alienated children, teens, and young adults reunite with rejected parents. (The workshop is not for children who have good reasons to avoid a parent.) For … Continue reading
Posted in alienated parents/rejected parents, Overcoming parental alienation, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome
Tagged divorce poison, parental alienation, parental alienation intervention, parental alienation syndrome, treatment for parental alienation
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The Complex Tapestry of Parent-Child Relations
Stop Divorce Poison exposed the fallacy of assuming that both parents always contribute equally to their conflicts. When it comes to the psychology of alienated children, though, it is equally important to avoid reducing complex dynamics to a single factor. … Continue reading
Welcome Back, Pluto Transforms Children’s Attitudes
My hope in writing and producing Welcome Back, Pluto was to translate the ideas in my guide, Divorce Poison: How To Protect Your Family From Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing, into a format that could reach children, teens, and parents. Alienated children … Continue reading
Posted in alienated parents/rejected parents, Overcoming parental alienation, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome, understanding parental alienation
Tagged child custody, divorce, high conflict divorce, parental alienation, parental alienation syndrome
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Dr. Warshak’s Tips To Reduce Holiday Stress
Holidays can be times of great joy and building shared memories. They can also be times of great stress, blues, and depression. The quality of your holidays depends, in large measure, on your own behavior. Here are some tips to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, holiday blues, managing holiday stress, preparing for the holiday season, stress, Thanksgiving
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Recent Higher Court Decisions Re: Parental Alienation
Parental alienation and parental alienation syndrome case law reference list. Continue reading
Stop Divorce Poison
The Huffington Post published my commentary today. Click the link at the end of this excerpt to see the full article at HuffPost. If you like it, and you have the time, it would be nice to leave a comment … Continue reading
Dr. Warshak Debuts on HuffPost
The Huffington Post invited me to write commentary for their new section, Divorce, that they are launching on Monday, November 8. I am pleased that the editor decided to include my post, titled Stop Divorce Poison, on the first day … Continue reading