We’ve noticed a few things while practicing divorce law in Vancouver WA and would like to share with you a few warning signs of parental alienation.
First, let’s define parental alienation. Parental alienation is when either divorcing parent tries to negatively influence their children’s opinions about their other parent.
Seriously consider avoiding parental alienation because it’s likely that the only parent you’ll be alienating is yourself. If your children’s alienation doesn’t come today or tomorrow, it’s likely to come years, or even decades, in future.
Here are the five warning signs of parental alienation:
- You are overtly or covertly disparaging your ex-spouse in front of your children.
- You feel justified in hating your ex-spouse.
- You feel validated in negatively influencing how your children feel about their other parent.
- You fail to realize how your hatred might affect your children, who naturally love both of their parents.
- You don’t think before you act or speak.
To ensure that you’re putting your children first, seriously consider examining your behavior. If you fear you’re alienating your children’s other parent, then you might want to contemplate seeing a therapist.
For more information, see the Child-Centered Divorce blog.
If you’re going through, or about to go through a divorce in Vancouver WA, and you need help with family law, contact Lambert Law Office.