Parental Alienation: The Psychology of Fractured Parent–Child Relationships by Richard A. Warshak

Parental alienation occurs when a child rejects a parent without good cause, usually under the influence of the other parent

Have your children turned against you? Do they resist spending time with you? Have they joined with your ex in treating you with contempt? If so, they may be suffering from parental alienation.

In this article I provide an overview and summary of parental alienation to help separated and divorced parents, grandparents, and others affected by this problem to identify, prevent, and heal psychologically damaging fractured relationships.