Parental alienation is when a child strongly aligns with one parent (the alienating parent) and rejects the other parent (the target parent) for unwarranted reasons. In practice, the alienating parent ...

Parental alienation is when one parent (the alienating parent) intentionally damages their child’s relationship with the other parent (the target parent). Alienating parents achieve this by deploying ...

Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.

Prevention of the disintegration of families is such an important goal that judges, traditionally cautious, practical, and careful, can be enlisted to actively try to reverse the effects of a family's ...

While some Gen Zers are nearing 30 years old, some are still just entering their teenage years, navigating family life, high school, and the ever-evolving door of societal expectations, technological ...

During conflict within families, children often side with one parent. When does that behavior turn into more harmful parental alienation? Medically reviewed by Dr. Ann-Louise T Lockhart, PsyD, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. While many of us experience nurturing, heartwarming upbringings, we all know at ...

As Christmas approaches, many of us are busy making plans to spend the day with family – organizing travel, buying presents and looking forward to (or perhaps dreading) long-held traditions. For ...

Advocates of the term "parental alienation" say it refers to an idea that if children exhibit certain behaviors or symptoms, those characteristics should somehow not be considered signs that the child ...

Over the past year, Hannah Dreyfus has published a stream of “parent’s worst nightmare” journalism on ProPublica. A recent story featured a Colorado mom, Christine, who lost custody of her young son ...

Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a controversial yet increasingly recognized phenomenon in family courts. It describes a ...