Parental alienation exists and must be recognized for the damage that it inflicts, because the injury to the child is tantamount to child abuse psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inside…

The Council of Europe Council of Europe calls on all european states to "introduce into their laws the principle of shared residence following a separation, limiting any exceptions to cases of child abuse or neglect, or domestic violence": assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xr… (5.5.) #SharedParenting #PACE

We are delighted to be working with the legendary Erin Pizzey to raise awareness of the immense harm to children when they are denied time with a loving parent / grandparent when there are no legitimate safeguarding issues. #protectingchildrenmatters facebook.com/PAlienationuk/…

YES!! "I want to love you both and enjoy the time that I spend with each of you. Please support me and the time that I spend with each of you. If you act jealous or upset, I feel like I need to take sides and love one parent more than the other." helpguide.org/articles/paren…

If you work in the field of family breakdown and don't understand the serious damage parental alienation does to children; this short film with leading Child Psychologist Dr Sue Whitcombe CPsychol -an expert witness - helps clarify this. A must view youtu.be/K3gl9s_Jncs

Dr Sue Whitcombe, Chartered Psychologist and expert witness, discussing Parental Alienation youtu.be/K3gl9s_Jncs

Review of 54 studies on shared parenting finds that children in shared physical custody families—with the exception of situations where children need protection from an abusive or negligent parent—have better outcomes than children in sole physical custody ifstudies.org/blog/10-surpri…

“Our research clearly shows that a strong relationship with both parents is important for children’s health. This should impact family policy” (Meland, 2020) psychcentral.com/news/2020/01/1…

Should there be statutory regulation of counsellors & psychotherapists? IMO - yes. This would at least ensure minimum standards, ethical practice & some recourse when things go wrong. BBC News - Can anyone call themself a therapist or a counsellor? bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-512…

Are joint custody and shared parenting a child's right? Research on best interests of the child to maintain relationships with both parents enshrined in Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 9 - 3 & EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 2011 Article 24 phys.org/news/2018-10-j…

Forensic examination of bias in family courts theguardian.com/society/2020/m…

This is welcome news. Protecting the public from incompetent and unaccountable expert witnesses in the Family Court is a positive step. ‘The standards cover several areas including: statutory registration or membership of appropriate professional bodies.’ judiciary.uk/related-office…

My husband thinks this is REALLY funny.

Good news for children of separated parents during the UK lockdown: ’Where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes’ gov.uk/government/pub…

Boris Johnson: Deliberate disruption of a child's attachment bond with a safe parent is domestic abuse - Sign the Petition! chng.it/dSxtPK8K via Change.org UK

Why do children need shared parenting? This wonderful info-graphic shows the reasons. #SharedParenting

Jan James discussing parental alienation on talk radio. facebook.com/10000879664231…