What Professional/Askanim/Rabbanim say
Rabbi Tuvia Lieff Rabbi Lieff has just given his haskama to the the organization called Broken Ties – a support group for alienated parents and grandparents. Kol Hakovod to Rabbi Lieff! Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro says:“nothing justifies alienation!” He is willing to speak to the community. Thank you Rabbi Shapiro. Rabbi YY Jacobson says:I want to […]
WHY CAN’T I REACH MY CHILD?
The Power of the Happy Cult The huge question that lingers over all alienated parents is: How Can I Reach my Child After all, parents feel like they have been good, or even excellent parents, and know that once they explain the logistics to the child of how they were alienated they could re-establish their […]
WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?
Today, no longer bewildered as to what has taken place, but aware that my children were alienated, where do I go from here? What can I do to make sure that no parent ever faces the pain of alienation. How can we protect children from suffering the loss of a loving parent? How can I […]
WHY DOES ALIENATION HURT SO MUCH?
I have attended a number of support groups over the years for alienated parents. The most notable aspect of these groups is the crushing grief thickening the air in the room. The mothers are there early not wanting to miss a moment of support and understanding that is so vital to their ability to withstand […]
WILL MY THERAPIST UNDERSTAND ALIENATION?
Many woman experiencing alienation have commented that their therapists do not understand the manipulative tactics employed to skillfully and unsuspectingly slice them out of their children’s lives. Sadly many of these therapists have not been trained in the intricate components of gaslighting and emotional blackmail to comprehend what their client is describing. As is often […]
IS ALIENATION ABUSE?
What is abuse?Abuse is when an abuser plays into the mind of their victim to control their feelings and thoughts based on his wants. It has nothing to do with what his victim wants. It’s the act of moving into the victims personal territory and conditioning his own thoughts and feelings on his victim using […]
ARE YOU A VICTIM?
My friends tell me that it’s the generation. Children are no longer respectful. They grow up and forget to call their parents. They think highly of themselves and speak disdainfully to their parents. Does this constitute alienation? Not necessarily. Some children are by nature more detached. The main characteristic that would differentiate typical arrogance from […]
WHY HAVE A WEBSITE FOR JEWISH PARENTS?
As I sat back at my daughters graduation I heard the principal assure the graduates with the powerful words, “know children, you are never alone. You are a part of a strong community. You will always have a backbone. There is always someone to ask.” That was how I as a mother felt as well. […]
WHAT IS GRANDPARENTAL ALIENATION?
Grandparental Alienation is often the tragic result of alienated children that will keep their children away from loving grandparents. I cannot imagine anything more tragic than for a person to reach their golden years, and all the anticipation of the rewards from a lifetime of giving, only to have them dashed by grandchildren they cannot […]
WHAT IS PARENTAL ALIENATION?
In its basic form Parental Alienation is when children are manipulated by a third party to feel unsafe, unloved and unwanted by the targeted parent. The targeted parent is the parent that the alienator – the third party – is seeking to distance from the child. Sometimes there is absolutely no contact with the child […]