Some experts consider PAS to be a form of child abuse because:
- it robs children of the security that the bond they once shared with the targeted parent
- it embeds in children’s minds falsehoods about the targeted parent that are injurious to their own psyche and their sense of self (i.e., “Mom/Dad never really loved you”; “Mom/Dad is dangerous”; “Mom/Dad has done inappropriate things to you”)
- the process of aligning children against the targeted parent often involves threats, lies, manipulations, deprivation and even physical abuse
PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME:
Reena Sommer, Ph.D.
- it robs children of the security that the bond they once shared with the targeted parent
- it embeds in children’s minds falsehoods about the targeted parent that are injurious to their own psyche and their sense of self (i.e., “Mom/Dad never really loved you”; “Mom/Dad is dangerous”; “Mom/Dad has done inappropriate things to you”)
- the process of aligning children against the targeted parent often involves threats, lies, manipulations, deprivation and even physical abuse
PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME:
Reena Sommer, Ph.D.