Someone Said Parental Alienation by Jean Mercer PAPERBACK 9781032594583

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book introduces readers to the concept of parental alienation (PA), a belief system that is used with increasing frequency in judicial child custody and parenting plan decisions.\nPA is essentially a legal concept without validated psychological definition, assuming that children who resist contact with one divorced parent have in many cases been \u0093brainwashed\u0094 or persuaded to do so by the machinations of the preferred parent. PA proponents assert that courts should transfer child custody to the avoided parent and prohibit contact between the child and the preferred parent. Unfortunately, the outcomes of such decisions, as reported by parents and their now-adult children, suggest that application of the PA concept is neither safe nor effective as a response to children\u0092s resistance to\n\nSomeone Said Parental Alienation\nAbout Divorcing Families Whose Children Avoided One Parent\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delive;