“What is parental alienation?”
Parental alienation is a mental condition in which a child allies strongly with one parent and refuses to have a relationship with the other parent. The alienated parent is rejected without any justifiable reason, such as physical or emotional abuse, or neglect.
The most common cause is that the child is manipulated by the other parent. As a result, the child ends up disliking or being afraid of the alienated parent. Parental alienation usually happens when parents are going through a very conflictive separation or divorce. However, it can also happen in intact families. Especially, if the couple is going through a rough patch or have a very difficult relationship.
The result of parental alienation is the breakdown of the relationship between the targeted parent and the child.
Alienation may be done by mothers and fathers.
You can read more about it in this article: Navigating Parental Alienation
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Ana
