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Parental Alienation refers to specific actions by the Alienating Parent. These behaviors are predictable and form an identifiable pattern. The pattern of these behaviors form four Criteria which are listed below
1. Visitation or access blocking by one parent
This process covers a wide range of expression from passively blocking telephone contact to outright refusal to honor a parenting time schedule.
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2. False allegations of abuse or unfit parenting against the Target Parent
This process also covers a wide range of possibilities from vague but consistent criticism of the one’s parenting, to outright accusations of physical or sexual abuse.
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3. Deterioration in the Target Parent/child relationship since marital separation
This progressive deterioration ranges from loss of intimate knowledge regarding the child’s life to overt and progressed alienation.
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4. Exaggerated fear reaction on the part of the child at displeasing the Alienating Parent
This may otherwise be understood as an enmeshed relationship between the alienating parent and the child where the child may be fearful of displeasing that parent, or may be placed in a position of protecting them.
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When these four criteria are present, the stage is set for the development of Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome.
J. Michael Bone, PhD.
The 4 Key Criteria for Identifying Parental Alienation
Parental Alienation refers to specific actions by the Alienating Parent. These behaviors are predictable and form an identifiable pattern. The pattern of these behaviors form four Criteria which are listed below
1. Visitation or access blocking by one parent
This process covers a wide range of expression from passively blocking telephone contact to outright refusal to honor a parenting time schedule.
Video
2. False allegations of abuse or unfit parenting against the Target Parent
This process also covers a wide range of possibilities from vague but consistent criticism of the one’s parenting, to outright accusations of physical or sexual abuse.
Video
3. Deterioration in the Target Parent/child relationship since marital separation
This progressive deterioration ranges from loss of intimate knowledge regarding the child’s life to overt and progressed alienation.
Video
4. Exaggerated fear reaction on the part of the child at displeasing the Alienating Parent
This may otherwise be understood as an enmeshed relationship between the alienating parent and the child where the child may be fearful of displeasing that parent, or may be placed in a position of protecting them.
Video
When these four criteria are present, the stage is set for the development of Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome.
J. Michael Bone, PhD.