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The devastating consequences of alienation for children.

Children are far less likely to have psychological issues if the separating parents promote a healthy relationship, writes Richard Hogan In the 1980s child psychiatrist Dr Richard A Garner coined a term to describe the process whereby one parent turns their child or children against the other parent; his term for this behaviour was ‘parental alienation’. And…

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Learning Points: Children need boundaries and parents need space

Boundaries help children to understand the world, when they are communicated clearly and are not oppressive, writes Richard Hogan. Then, they make children feel safe and secure. However, there is another boundary to consider, one that promotes a healthy relationship between the parents as they endeavour to meet the demands on the modern family. The boundary I’m…

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