Is My Child A Victim Of Parental Alienation?

Does your child express feelings of hatred toward the alienated parent but also to other family members related to that parent?

Does your child claim the criticisms are all their own conclusions (while in reality the alienating parent ‘programs’ the child with these ideas)?

Does your child constantly criticizes the alienated parent?

Does your child show unwavering support for the alienator?

Are your child’s feelings about the alienated parent all negative, with no positive qualities to be found?

Does your child show no difficulties with mistreating the alienated parent?

Does your child have no strong evidence for the criticisms?

Does your child use terms that seem borrowed from adult language when referring to situations that never happened?

Based on your answers, it seems unlikely that your child is a victim of parental alienation. That is, of course, positive news. If two people divorce or split and have one or more children together, the situation can be really tough. It often happens that one of the parents turns the child or children against the other parent. This is called parental alienation and can be a very painful issue. Luckily, in your case, there seem to be no reason to worry.

Based on your answers, your child is displaying several signs of parental alienation. If you are recently divorced or going through a painful separation, we feel sorry for you. Parental alienation occurs when one parent uses strategies to distance a child or children from the other parent. For example, maybe one of the parents tells the child that the other parent doesn’t love them. This type of accusations can be mild or very severe. It will give the child(ren) a distorted perception of the alienated parent. It may be important to find a family counselling center and child psychologist to solve the problem.

Unfortunately, your child is displaying the symptoms typically seen among kids who are a victim of parental alienation. Parental alienation occurs when one parent uses strategies to distance a child or children from the other parent. Sometimes, therapy to reunite the child with the alienated parent may be helpful. However, in other cases, this can be traumatizing. It may be important to find a family counselling center and child psychologist to solve the problem.