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Ten Parental Alienation Fallacies
I am pleased to announce my new paper, published online earlier this month by the American Psychological Association (APA). Ten Parental Alienation Fallacies That Compromise Decisions in Court and in Therapy passed a peer review process and was published in … Continue reading
Posted in alienated parents/rejected parents, child custody litigation, Overcoming parental alienation, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome, understanding parental alienation
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Daddy, Tell Me A Bedtime Story
Mom instilled a love of music in me at an early age. When I was three years old, she gave me a small record player with a couple of small red plastic disks especially for kids, and a few 78 … Continue reading
5 Ways to Keep Kids Happy This Season
While other children eagerly anticipate family celebrations and holiday gifts, those being raised by parents in two homes face the holiday season with some trepidation. Will the parents agree on the holiday schedule? Will the transitions between homes go smoothly, … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, divorce poison, high conflict divorce, interference with custodial access, parental alienation, preparing for the holiday season, Warshak
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What Courts Can Do About Parental Alienation
Last February I was honored to be invited to Victoria, British Columbia to film segments as a guest on the leading talk show produced in Canada: Family Matters. The show is hosted by Justice Harvey Brownstone who is actually a … Continue reading
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Tagged adversary system, child custody, divorce, divorce court, divorce poison, estranged relationships, family law, family relationships, high conflict divorce, interference with custodial access, parental alienation, parental alienation intervention, parental alienation syndrome, treatment for parental alienation, Warshak
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Teaching Children to Hate
Two common divorce scenarios: You thought your marriage was on solid ground, until you discovered your spouse’s affair. You file for divorce, and blame the end of your marriage on your spouse’s infidelity. Or, you knew your relationship was fraught … Continue reading
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Reaching Out to Young Adults After Years of Estrangement
A therapist’s advice column instructed alienated parents to take the type of proactive stance that I advocate in Divorce Poison to prevent and overcome parental alienation, and concluded by urging rejecting parents to persist in efforts to resolve the problem … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, divorce poison, estranged relationships, high conflict divorce, interference with custodial access, parental alienation, parental alienation syndrome, Warshak
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Alienated Trekkies: Star Trek Fans Who Hate (Or Are On Their Way To Hating) Their Parents
Resources for parents whose children are Star Trek fans and are alienated or at risk for becoming alienated from a parent. Stories, fairy tales, and fables are the age-old ways of communicating life’s important lessons to children. Movies and television … Continue reading
Posted in alienated parents/rejected parents, cultural references to parental alienation, Overcoming parental alienation, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome, TV views
Tagged divorce poison, high conflict divorce, parental alienation, parental alienation intervention, parental alienation syndrome, Star Trek, treatment for parental alienation, Warshak
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Managing Severe Cases of Parental Alienation
I am pleased to announce my new article: Managing Severe Cases of Parental Alienation. Published by the State Bar of Texas, it includes never-before-published material previously available only through my trial testimony and consultation. Some of the highlights: • 3 … Continue reading
Posted in alienated parents/rejected parents, child custody litigation, Overcoming parental alienation, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome, understanding parental alienation
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State of Plutoverse – 2012
2012 was both an interesting and personally difficult year for me. A serious illness in my family placed severe limitations on the time I could devote to my writing and research. As a result, Plutoverse saw few new posts, and … Continue reading
Judith Wallerstein
Judith Wallerstein passed away this week. As is true for most people in my profession, I first encountered Judy’s work in 1976 through her pathbreaking series of articles, co-authored with Joan Kelly, on children of divorce. I discovered these articles … Continue reading
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