The campaign of denigration is an example of the construction of family myths which are used for the purpose of turning a child against a previously loved and loving parent. The child is programmed to believe that her/his other parent is: worthless, selfish, unloving, malevolent, undeserving, and dangerous, etc. The effective result is that the child becomes convinced that she/he will be happier, healthier, and better adjusted if the targeted parent is eradicated from her/his life. At the orchestration by the alienating parent, the alienated child adopts the following feelings, wishes and behaviors regarding the alienated/targeted parent:
Examples of the denigrating behaviors are listed below and are not inclusive:
1) Refusing and/or shunning visits with the rejected parent for no justifiable
reason.
2) Behaving miserably and disrespectfully, sometimes abusively, towards the
rejected parent when there is any contact—even in reunification therapy.
3) Depriving the rejected parent of important information including but not
limited to medical, educational, and social activities. Telling the rejected
parent that she/he is not entitled to have this information. Not consulting or
collaborating with the targeted parent in these important aspects of the child’
s life.
4) Not informing about and excluding the rejected parent from activities, parent/teacher conferences, birthdays, religious events, graduations, etc.
5) Belittling, criticizing, and deprecating the rejected parent.
6) Removing of pictures and all memorabilia of the rejected parent.
7) Failing to communicate with the rejected parent. This contact includes the
telephone, text messaging, e-mailing, Skype, or other methods.
8) Verbally and physically abusing the rejected parent by the child and/or
alienating parent—even in public locations and at the child’s activities and
events.
9) Defying the rejected parent's supervision and authority.
10) Refusing and/or returning the rejected parent's gifts, cards, vacation
opportunities, and offers for help, counseling, and guidance.
11) Making false allegations of child abuse and/or domestic violence.
12) Amnesia about and denial of a loving and supportive relationship with the
rejected parent prior to the onset of the alienation.
13) Not contacting the rejected parent to wish her/him happy birthday, happy
father’s day/mother’s day, or happy holidays on other occasions. Of
course, visit refusal on the rejected parent’s special day
14) Making the rejected parent like a persona non grata in the child’s life
1) Refusing and/or shunning visits with the rejected parent for no justifiable
reason.
2) Behaving miserably and disrespectfully, sometimes abusively, towards the
rejected parent when there is any contact—even in reunification therapy.
3) Depriving the rejected parent of important information including but not
limited to medical, educational, and social activities. Telling the rejected
parent that she/he is not entitled to have this information. Not consulting or
collaborating with the targeted parent in these important aspects of the child’
s life.
4) Not informing about and excluding the rejected parent from activities, parent/teacher conferences, birthdays, religious events, graduations, etc.
5) Belittling, criticizing, and deprecating the rejected parent.
6) Removing of pictures and all memorabilia of the rejected parent.
7) Failing to communicate with the rejected parent. This contact includes the
telephone, text messaging, e-mailing, Skype, or other methods.
8) Verbally and physically abusing the rejected parent by the child and/or
alienating parent—even in public locations and at the child’s activities and
events.
9) Defying the rejected parent's supervision and authority.
10) Refusing and/or returning the rejected parent's gifts, cards, vacation
opportunities, and offers for help, counseling, and guidance.
11) Making false allegations of child abuse and/or domestic violence.
12) Amnesia about and denial of a loving and supportive relationship with the
rejected parent prior to the onset of the alienation.
13) Not contacting the rejected parent to wish her/him happy birthday, happy
father’s day/mother’s day, or happy holidays on other occasions. Of
course, visit refusal on the rejected parent’s special day
14) Making the rejected parent like a persona non grata in the child’s life
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Thankyou Linda. this is true that children are misled to believe that the parents are not good for them or the other parent is bad, especially when there is money to be made off the parents (by DCF/CPS) or the other parent. In my case the father did not pay attention to his child for 9 years and owes me 9 years child support. I lost my apartment and moved in with friends so DCF kidnapped my child. While in court the father paid off someone to get my child and we now have joint guardianship, he is doing further damage by alienating my child from me, not standing up for my child's educational rights or civil rights and thinks he going to get away without paying back child support. WRONG. He will not only pay back child support and will pay for the damage he allowed DCF to do and the education system do to my child whom I raised educationally and morally well. God is watching and so are all my National Advocates. Saying prayers for all children in the horrible Juvenile and Family court system. Avoid family court at all costs. I will finish my book next year "CPS Crisis" ~the uncivil experience ~ What to do about them, when you have get the knock on our door~~~~if you would like to contribute; screening email: ctparents@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHOW DID CHILDREN OF DIVORCE GET STUCK WITH THE VISITATION PLAN THAT AFFORDS THEM ACCESS TO THEIR NON-RESIDENTIAL PARENT ONLY ONE NIGHT DURING THE WEEK AND EVERY OTHER WEEK-END?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the research that supports such a schedule? Where is the data that confirms that such a plan is in the best interest of the child?
Well, reader, you can spend your time from now until eternity researching the literature and YOU WILL NOT DISCOVER ANY SUPPORTING DATA for the typical visitation arrangement with the non-residential parent! The reality is that this arrangement is based solely on custom. And just like the short story, "The Lottery," in which the prizewinner is stoned to death, the message is that deeds and judgments are frequently arrived at based on nothing more than habit, fantasy, prejudice, and yes, on "junk science."
This family therapist upholds the importance of both parents playing an active and substantial role in their children's lives----especially in situations when the parents are apart. In order to support the goal for each parent to provide a meaningfully and considerable involvement in the lives of their children, I affirm that the resolution to custody requires an arrangement for joint legal custody and physical custody that maximizes the time with the non-residential----with the optimal arrangement being 50-50, whenever practical. It is my professional opinion that the customary visitation arrangement for non-residential parents to visit every other weekend and one night during the week is not sufficient to maintain a consequential relationship with their children. Although I have heard matrimonial attorneys, children's attorneys, and judges assert that the child needs the consistency of the same residence, I deem this assumption to be nonsense. I cannot be convinced that the consistency with one's bed trumps consistency with a parent!
Should the reader question how such an arrangement can be judiciously implemented which maximizes the child's time---even in a 50-50 arrangement----with the non-residential parent, I direct the reader to the book, Mom's House, Dads House, by the Isolina Ricci, PhD.
Indeed, the research that we do have supports the serious consequences to children when the father, who is generally the non-residential parent, does not play a meaningful role in lives of his children. The book, Fatherneed, (2000) by Dr. Kyle Pruitt, summarizes the research at Yale University about the importance of fathers to their children. And another post on this page summarizes an extensive list of other research.
Children of divorce or separation of their parents previously had each parent 100% of the time and obviously cannot have the same arrangement subsequent to their parents' separation. But it makes no sense to this family therapist that the result of parental separation is that the child is accorded only 20% time with one parent and 80% with the other. What rational person could possibly justify this?
“Justice is a part of the human makeup. And if you deprive a person of Justice on a continuous basis, it’s really an attack (and not to get religious or anything) but it’s an attack on the human soul. We have, as societies, evolved ideas of Justice and we have done that because human nature needs Justice and it needs resolution. And if you deprive somebody of that long enough they’re going to have reactions…” ~ Juli T. Star-Alexander – Executive Director, Redress, Inc.
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