Alienating children from the other parent by expressing negative attitudes that convey that children should disrespect and dislike the other, distorting information so that small problematic incidents are blown up into signs of severe bad behavior toward the children, telling outright falsehoods about that parent to induce fright or hatred of the parent is now considered one of the most serious forms of abuse.
Susan Heitler, Ph.D.
Not all abuse makes physical bruises, but all harm the victim—and the kids. Source: 7 Kinds of Domestic Abuse, Including One That’s Post-Divorce
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