42. Our Challenging Story of Parental Alienation — and 6 Tips For You

Everyone knows how important it is for kids to have a meaningful relationship with both of their parents — and it's best when they can freely enjoy time in each home.  

And when one parent tries to distance the kids from the other parent, it can be tragic.  The attempt one parent might make to intentionally and systematically distance a child from their other parent has a name — it's called Parental Alienation.

We personally know the heartache that comes with Parental Alienation.  At one point in our journey, my Ex systematically disrupted my daughter's contact with our family through emotional manipulation…and it was gut wrenching.  

Awareness and proactivity are key to protecting your family from the pain of parental alienation.  That's what we'll be talking about in this episode.  Join us as we share our personal story of this difficult battle and we'll give you 6 tips that we've discovered over the years.

You'll Discover:

• What Parental Alienation is — and what it's NOT
• The warning signs that you might be at risk of parental alienation
• Our personal story with Parental Alienation — what we've learned and what we could've done better
• 6 tips to help you evaluate your current situation and proactively protect your kids, your parental rights and your marriage

Resources from this Episode:

• Episode 33 — How to Cope with a Difficult Ex and Protect Your Kids
• Episode 41 — Are you unintentionally putting your kids in the middle?
• Episode 7 — Toxic Exes and Hurting Kids — 5 Steps that Help
• Episode 8 — Toxic Exes and Defiant Kids — A Simple Strategy Against Lies and Slander
• Book by Dr. Richard Warshak:  Divorce Poison
• If you have adult kids you've been alienated from:  Ryan Thomas

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