Happy Friday!
, I hope you are well. I'm currently in LA for a few days. It's a nice day today!
This Tuesday, we'll be discussing the role that divorce plays in estrangement and Parental Alienation Syndrome.
There are many ways that divorce can increase the probability of estrangement:
- Can create loyalty conflicts within the child, even if the parents manage it well
- Can create a perception that there are winners and losers in a divorce
- Creates the opportunity for one parent to attempt to 'poison' the relationship with the other parent
- Causes the child to see the parents less as a parental unit (of which they still remain a part) and more as individuals, each with their relative strengths and weaknesses
- Introduces people into the child's life that can:
- Intensify the feelings of disloyalty to the other parent
- Be a person the child does not like
- Cause the child to feel threatened, in terms of sharing emotional and financial resources
Divorce can create the opportunity for unholy alliances with extended family, such as when former in-laws turn the children against the parent, or even when the child's grandparent(s) turns the child against a parent.
If you need more help in this area, then tune in this Tuesday
WEEK 7: NOV 13TH
530PM PST, 630PM Mountain,
730PM Central and 830PM EDT
FALL 2012: THE ROLE OF DIVORCE IN ESTRANGEMENT
Healing the Distance
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Fall 2012: Divorce and Estrangement
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