When parents fight over their children, everyone loses. Source: (c) Leaf/Fotosearch Instead of just undoing the harm done downstream from a polluted river, best to halt the dumping of toxic pollutants ...

This next story is about what can happen when one parent in a family is so angry at the other that they deploy the kids as weapons. It's a phenomenon known as parental alienation. It is common, more ...

Parental alienation is when one parent manipulates the child into distancing themselves from the other parent. But does this leave detectable biological evidence?

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 ...

Parental alienation is a situation where one parent systematically turns a child against the other parent. This can have devastating consequences for the child's emotional well-being, relationships, ...

While adapting to all of the changes that come when parents split, the last thing a child needs is to be put in the middle of the dispute. Parents should always strive to insulate their children from ...

L-R: Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack, and Jeffrey Siegel. Courtesy photos Few topics in family law generate more heated debate than parental alienation (PA). For decades, mental health and legal ...

The UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday commended a legislative effort to repeal Brazil’s controversial Parental Alienation Law and to remove the contentious ...