Parental Alienation: What is it?

We explore parental alienation. It's defined as the process of psychologically manipulating a child into showing fear, disrespect or hostility toward a parent. It can happen when couples split up acrimoniously. We explore how understood the concept is and hear how the term is used in the family courts.

26 April 2019

5 minutes

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Woman's Hour—Biggin Hill Women, Eco Heroines, Parental Alienation

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