A leading expert on family rifts describes what to do when a relationship between a parent and child is on the brink of breaking.

Laura Wellington created the Doormat Mom No More community after her daughter cut off contact. Now she talks to PEOPLE about how the community helps other people dealing with estrangement from their ...

Laura Wellington, known as the "Doormat Mom" on TikTok, started a Facebook group where other parents who are estranged from ...

In cases of parental alienation, the alienating parent manipulates the child to reject and disrespect the alienated parent. According to The Parental Alienation Study Group, at least 3.9 million ...

This is the third and final blog that provides an overview of a recent book on parental alienation entitled, Surviving parental alienation: A journey of hope and healing. In that book, several stories ...

This post is in response to Parental Alienation Syndrome: What Is It, and Who Does It? By Susan Heitler Ph.D. Source: (c) Bialasiewicz/fotosearch In my recent blog ...

Parental alienation has become the nuclear weapon of custody battles. Accuse your ex of alienating your children, and you might win full custody. Get caught actually alienating, and you could lose ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Divorced parents and step-parents recounted personal horror stories Tuesday during testimony on a Republican-sponsored bill that makes “parental alienation” as important as child abuse ...

Prevention of the disintegration of families is such an important goal that judges, traditionally cautious, practical, and careful, can be enlisted to actively try to reverse the effects of a family's ...

Society tells children that if someone has hurt them, they should tell a trusted adult. But the reality is often not that simple. In 34% of child sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement, the ...