Comments on: Parental Alienation Syndrome: What it is and How it Affects your Teen

By: Dr. Kathleen Reay

Dr. Kathleen Reay — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:12:11 +0000

Thanks for bringing awareness to this horrific form of child abuse.

Parental Alienation (PA) and Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) are very complex topics. It is important to keep in mind that alienation not only can occur by parents, but mental health experts, physicians, lawyers, teachers, grandparents, step-parentsand others can easily alienate, too.

I strongly urge you to bookmark and regularly read this website http://parentalalienationhelp.org/about-parental-alienation

Whether this is the first time you’ve heard the term PA or not, there’s plenty of information that will follow on a regular and consistent basis that will increase your knowledge and understanding of it.

Warmly,

Dr. Kathleen M. Reay,

Researcher, Clinician, Speaker, Litigation-Related PA/PAS Consultant and Author of Toxic Divorce: A Workbook for Alienated Parents
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By: Aurelia

Aurelia — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:47:34 +0000

Donna.. thank you so much for sharing and visiting here. I will be keeping you daughter in my thoughts and prayers!

By: Donna Hickman

Donna Hickman — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:39:50 +0000

My ex-husband became increasingly extreme in his alienation of our teen daughter from me–keeping her from contact with me using false accusations of abuse to get custody with the help of his 5th wife. Our daughter is now hospitalized because of a suicide attempt a few days ago.
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By: gracekelley

gracekelley — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:46:36 +0000

My husband’s ex has been alienating the children from him since 2006, when she moved the child support enforcement to the state she lives in – and cut off all communications with my husband… as she prepared to be wed to a man with 4 illegitimate children.

My husband was divorced 10 years before he brought the ex back to court for child support modification, and contempt of court for 8 consecutive years of missed tax exemptions – where she claimed both of the children instead of just the one ordered on the JPA. We’ve been in court for a year at this point with no resolutions, and it was after the first court date that the ex told both children about the court case – kids are 14 and 18 – and ever since, they have systematically cutoff communications with their dad, first on facebook, then sending nasty messages and emails that were very obviously forced by their mother… and now the kids won’t talk to their dad at all. They don’t want to know the truth; they want to be loyal to their mom – who they have lived with solely since 2006.

It’s a shame the men don’t fight for the relationship more… they are so done with their ex, that instead of putting up the good court fight and putting the alienating parents in their legal place, they just brush it under the rug and pray that sometime, somewhere – those kids will ‘see the light’ and come around on their own, when they wish to know the truth. And if they don’t, oh well. I can’t blame my husband for taking this stand, as he’s done with years and years of game-playing, and having his ex use the kids as pawns for money. One has reached the age of majority, the other has 4 more years to go. My husband just pays his child support as he’s court ordered, but extends nothing else.

The courts don’t recognize the alienation, the attorneys don’t want to even dabble with motions on alienation, and the court system seems to be geared toward the mother – regardless if she was the one who wanted the divorce, committed adultery several times over during the marriage, lied on all her court documents, or has no interest in the children except for the amount of money they draw in child support a month. It’s a very sad world we live in. Good article – I’m going to pass it along to his 18 year old, along with a book about PAS, as a graduation gift this June.

By: ray p

ray p — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:30:57 +0000

My soon to be xwife is alienating my 12yr old stepson who i raised since 4 months. I’m getting custody of 10yr biological son but love them both dearly, thank God for the custody evaluation..
It’s amazing the effort she puts into it with the help of her father.
The courts don’t recognize our relationship as i was never allowed to adopt.
He is the one who is suffering. He seems changed and distant.
It’s a sad situation.
But i do whatever I can to see him if it’s only for a minute. And will never quit letting him know I’m his Dad and love him and always will be.
Like a made for TV movie.
I just wanted to divorce this mentally unstable woman. I never expected this.

By: Ren C.

Ren C. — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:03:31 +0000

As the years go on, no doubt it affects your teen. Soon our alientiened teens will be adults. How will affect them then???

By: mike jeffries

mike jeffries — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:24:24 +0000

Thanks for highlighting parental alienation on your site. This destructive family dynamic affects countless parents, children and extended family members every year.

For more information and resources on this topic you can visit http://www.afamilysheartbreak.com.

Sincerely,

mike jeffries
Author, A Family’s Heartbreak: A Parent’s Introduction to Parental Alienation
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