Parental
Alienation
Anonymous
Parental Alienation Anonymous
Erasing Family
Karen Woodall
Craig Childress (Dorcy Peuter????)
Amy Baker
Ryan Thomas of Ryan Thomas Speaks
Richard Warshak (Family Bridges),
Karen Woodall
Based on successful work with many families around the world, Karen Woodall will share with you the deep knowledge of how to recover children from the nightmare landscape of psychological splitting. Karen has helped families to rebuild health and wellbeing with children of all ages and has developed a structural approach to working with alienation which is easily translated into strategies which can be used by parents.
Erasing Family
Watch the Documentary
Stream for Free on Tubi and YouTube!
In North America, over 25 MILLION PARENTS are being erased from their children’s lives after divorce and separation. The ERASING FAMILY documentary follows young adults fighting to reunite with their broken families. Happy endings are possible! The film ends with children and parents being reunited on screen. Erasing Family shows programs that encourage mediation and shared parenting (joint custody) which will prevent future childhood trauma, making divorce and separation less costly both financially and emotionally. The film has been endorsed by the American Psychological Association, Conflict Resolution Expert Bill Eddy and most importantly has reunited kids and parents.
Hotline for erased parents and kids. TEXT HELP to 1(865)4FAMILY between 8am-10pm ET to get emotional support. This text line is run by Erasing Family Volunteers. They cannot provide legal advice.
https://erasingfamily.org/childrens-bill-of-rights/
BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN OF DIVORCE, SEPARATION, AND NEVER-MARRIED PARENTS
If my parents are divorced, separating or never-married
I have the right
1. to love, and be loved by, both of my parents without being made to feel guilt, pressure, disapproval, or rejection from anyone in my family.
2. to be kept out of the middle of my parents’ conflict and not to be forced to pick sides, carry messages, or hear complaints from either parent about the other.
3. to have a regular daily and weekly routine.
4. to refuse to choose between my parents. This includes not being asked to decide which parent will attend an event because both can’t be in the same place and not being asked to determine with which parent I will be spending any particular holiday.
5. to be asked about preferences and safety concerns, but not to be asked to choose with whom I want to live. Having to make this kind of choice will always hurt someone, and hurting the people I love hurts ME. I reserve this right even when I am a teenager and offered the choice by some adult authorities.
6. to express my feelings to my parents in an appropriate manner.
7. to refuse to serve as a friend or therapist to my parents. I am not responsible for their feelings or for cheering them up. I do not deserve to be subjected to their adult problems and complaints.
8. to love and see as many people in my life as I want—including siblings, step-parents, and relatives—without being made to feel guilty or disloyal.
9. to refuse to replace a biological parent with a step-parent or to refer to anyone who is not my biological parent as “mom” or “dad.”
10. to remind myself and everyone around me that I did not choose my parents. They chose each other, and, together, they chose to bring me into the world. Anything that is said by one parent about the other is said about half of me.
While I may feel alone in my situation, I need to realize that there are many kids like me dealing with the same kinds of problems, and I am always free to ask any trusted adult—such as a teacher, coach, or counselor—for help. I can see other kids like me by watching the documentary, Erasing Family www.erasingfamily.org.
If I feel the need to ask for advice anonymously, I can always text (865) 4-FAMILY to get support without giving my name. My parents can receive advice from this number, too!
Amy J.L. Baker
Dr. Baker is a nationally recognized expert in parental alienation, and parent-child relationships, especially children of divorce, and emotional abuse of children. She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College of Columbia University. She is the author or co-author of 10 books and over 120 academic articles on topics related to children's well-being.
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome
Breaking the Ties that Bind
Ryan
Thomas
Ryan Thomas of Ryan Thomas Speaks
Welcome, this is the place where we give you a behind-the-scenes perspective on what your child is going through and exactly what to say and do to reach them during and after a divorce.
I’m Ryan Thomas, an adult child of divorce and parental alienation and my goal is to help as many parents and families as I can.
We’ve worked with parents in over 25 countries with our real-life strategies. Our coaching programs are designed to meet you wherever you are on this journey. Whether you're at the initial stage of helping your child cope with the upheaval of divorce, ('Help Them Through'), facing a child who's becoming distant, and you want to keep them close ('Keep Them Close'), or dealing with full-on rejection and need to help Get Them Back ('Get Them Back'), we have a roadmap for you. And for you, the parent, 'Life Beyond Hurt' is crafted to help you reclaim your emotional well-being, confidence, and identity.
While your attorney protects your legal rights, we focus on the daily interactions and communications that can help you save your relationship and help your child get through the most emotionally traumatizing even in their life.
We're here to help you every step of the way!
Richard
Warskak
Richard Warshak (Family Bridges)
Dr. Richard Warshak’s groundbreaking research, trenchant challenges to gender stereotypes, and passionate advocacy for children have made him one the world’s most respected authorities on divorce, child custody, and the psychology of alienated children. As a White House consultant, and through his writing, speeches, legislative and courtroom testimony, videos, and workshops, Dr. Warshak has had a profound impact on the law and well-being of families where parents live apart from each other.
Craig
Childress
This is his Diagnosis to Child Abuse (see below for this……………..
https://drcraigchildressblog.com/category/diagnosis/page/2/
Up until July 16, 2023
This was Childress’s blog: https://drcraigchildressblog.com/
FOUNDATIONS by Dr. Childress https://www.consciouscoparentinginstitute.com/foundations/
Gain the Knowledge with Dorcy Pruter
"Parental Alienation" is used in discussions by mental health and legal professionals to characterize family dynamics in which a parent influences the child to reject a normal-range parent. This type of negative parental influence on a child typically occurs following a divorce, although the process of the child's "alienation" can begin while the family is still intact.
In this free course, Dr. Childress discusses the constructs of "parental alienation" that was popularized in the 80's by psychiatrist Richard Gardner, whose proposed indicators of "PA" are not based in established psychological principals or constructs within professional psychology.
In this course, Foundations, Dr. Childress educates parents and professionals to better understand the appropriate and accepted constructs of child psychological abuse. Get started today with this free training from Dr. Craig Childress - brought to you by the Conscious Co-Parenting Institute.
Dorcy Pruter
*please note we are separate entities from Dr. Childress. This course is simply a resource to understand the pathology commonly known as "PA" and its misunderstood constructs, and rather what the accepted constructs are and what the protocol should be. Our work at CCPI is based off the fact that professionals are not going about the proper remedy, therefore it is up to the Chosen Parent to take action.
Notable Resources about Childress
From https://www.beyondparentalalienation.com/resources/dr-craig-childress-psy-d/
3 things that he said early on in the videos I watched that stood out:
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This is not a “syndrome” up for debate. It is a cluster of very observable and verifiable behaviors exhibited by a child who is being systematically abused to subvert his or her own natural instincts to bond with both parents.
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The mental health and legal system is , at the moment, not equipped to deal with what is actually going on and,
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The way to save your own child or children is by helping to save all the children.
The Collected Works of Dr. Craig Childress
https://dr-childress-index.droppages.com/
If you are wondering "where do I start?", read this page.
"Foundations"
At some point you will want to purchase and read a copy of Dr. Childress' book An Attachment-Based Model of Parental Alienation: Foundations. It is very clinical, so prepare yourself by becoming familiar with the material listed below before deciding if you want to go ahead and get the book.
Read the introductory chapter to An Attachment-Based Model of Parental Alienation: Foundations
Read this list:
Top 15 Things Targeted Parents Need to Know About Attachment-Based Parental Alienation (AB-PA)
Read this article:
Parental Alienation: The Attachment Theory by The Wallin Family Law Group
This is an excellent, easy to understand article about the basics of Attachment-Based Parental Alienation. It is not written by Dr. Childress himself, but the author admits that 95% of the article is the thoughts, ideas, and words of Dr. Childress.
Watch these videos:
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Dr. Childress' two Masters Series lectures:
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Dr. Childress Speaks With the Child (1:05:11)
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The Empowerment videos (2:08:51)
Read Dr. Childress' FAQ document:
Consultation with Dr. Childress
This is a list of answers to frequently asked questions that Dr. Childress receives from targeted parents.
Read these documents / blog posts: