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Kudos for Pluto

The American Journal of Family Therapy, a peer-review, refereed journal, has published a review of the DVD, Welcome Back, Pluto: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming Parental Alienation. The review was co-written by forensic psychologist Dr. S. Richard Sauber, and attorney, David … Continue reading

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Bad-mouthing a Parent Harms Children’s Self-esteem

In response to a comment on my recent Huffpost blogpost, I wrote the following. Children identify with both parents. Remember how you felt as a child when a playmate trashed-talked your parents? In my day we called it “ranking out” … Continue reading

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Parental Alienation in Finland

State of Plutoverse – 2010 mentioned the upcoming Finnish translation of Divorce Poison. Today I received a note from a faculty member of the University of Helsinki that parental alienation is being discussed in the Finnish Parliament. Click here for … Continue reading

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When Kids Need to Know Bad Things About a Parent – Part 2

You are convinced that your child’s other parent, or a grandparent is bad, and the kids should know about it. Do they really need to hear what you have to say? When facing the impulse to present a parent or … Continue reading

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Telling Kids Which Parent Wanted the Divorce

I have posted a few replies to comments on my recent Huffpost article. Learn more.

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When Kids Need To Know Bad Things About a Parent – Part 1

Like many rejected parents, Maureen bit her tongue when her children returned from their dad spewing venom about their mother’s alleged wrongdoings. She thought she was taking the high road. She had the support of her counselor whose advice was … Continue reading

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Answering Critics – Part 1

The many parents I have helped, women and men, express astonishment that some people demonize me, attempt to tarnish my reputation, and spread misleading and false information about my work and me. Although my supporters far outweigh my detractors, the … Continue reading

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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

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