Don't Alienate the Kids! by Bill Eddy

Don't Alienate the Kids! by Bill Eddy

In this tenth anniversary edition of>Don't Alienate the Kids> attorney, mediator, and therapist Bill Eddy shows readers how to protect children from the harm of alienation and high-conflict divorce, boosting their resilience by teaching them to think flexibly, manage their emotions, and moderate their behaviors.

We all know breakups can get ugly. But sometimes they can get downright vicious, with badmouthing, brainwashing, and allegations of alienation, child abuse and domestic violence, all leading to nasty custody battles.

And when they do, it's the children who suffer most. During a high-conflict divorce or separation, kids can develop lifelong habits of all-or-nothing thinking, unregulated emotions, and extreme behaviors. Professionals who want to help may unintentionally make things worse, believing everything a parent says or taking sides.

No one can solve this problem alone. That's because the wall of alienation between parent and child is built by:

But there's hope Readers can help kids learn flexible thinking, emotion regulation, effective behaviors, and healthy relationships.

Everyone involved must work together. This book shows how parents, family members, friends, counselors, lawyers, parenting coordinators, divorce coaches, and family court judges can become part of the solution, giving children a foundation of resilience that will last a lifetime.

Bill Eddy is cofounder of the High Conflict Institute and the author or coauthor of thirteen books, including>Five Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life, BIF, and>Splitting.

In this tenth anniversary edition of>Don't Alienate the Kids> attorney, mediator, and therapist Bill Eddy shows readers how to protect children from the harm of alienation and high-conflict divorce, boosting their resilience by teaching them to think flexibly, manage their emotions, and moderate their behaviors.

We all know breakups can get ugly. But sometimes they can get downright vicious, with badmouthing, brainwashing, and allegations of alienation, child abuse and domestic violence, all leading to nasty custody battles.

And when they do, it's the children who suffer most. During a high-conflict divorce or separation, kids can develop lifelong habits of all-or-nothing thinking, unregulated emotions, and extreme behaviors. Professionals who want to help may unintentionally make things worse, believing everything a parent says or taking sides.

No one can solve this problem alone. That's because the wall of alienation between parent and child is built by:

But there's hope Readers can help kids learn flexible thinking, emotion regulation, effective behaviors, and healthy relationships.

Everyone involved must work together. This book shows how parents, family members, friends, counselors, lawyers, parenting coordinators, divorce coaches, and family court judges can become part of the solution, giving children a foundation of resilience that will last a lifetime.

Bill Eddy is cofounder of the High Conflict Institute and the author or coauthor of thirteen books, including>Five Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life, BIF, and>Splitting.

Bill Eddy is the co-founder and Training Director of the High Conflict Institute, as well as a lawyer, therapist, and mediator. He is the creator of the High Conflict Personality Theory and a leading expert on resolving conflicts involving high conflict personalities and personality disorders on a global scale. Bill is a Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego and a Certified Family Law Specialist in California. He has taught Negotiation and Mediation at the University of San Diego School of Law, as well as part-time faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law's Straus Institute for Conflict Resolution and the National Judicial College. He has written a number of articles as well as books. He also created the New Ways for Families strategy for handling potentially high-conflict families both in and out of family court.