parental alienation
Poisoning child's loyalty
Parental alienation is a pattern in which one parent manipulates a child to reject the other parent, typically during custody disputes.
The alienating parent may disparage the other parent, interfere with visitation, or convince the child that the other parent is dangerous or unloving.
The therapist testified about signs of parental alienation.
The concept is controversial—some view it as a real phenomenon harming children and targeted parents, while critics argue it's often invoked to dismiss legitimate abuse claims.
- child custodyLegal parental responsibility allocation
- parentificationChild assumes adult responsibilities
- family mediationResolving relatives' disputes neutrally
- custody evaluationStudy determining child placement
- family courtTribunal for household legal matters
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Reliable caregiver-child emotional bond
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