Keeping Kids Out Of The Middle – Dealing with High Conflict Parenting Dynamics Starts 18 March 2019 (Couples)

Module 1: What is and isn’t Parental Alienation.

• Definitions and theories
• Pathogenic Parenting vs Constructed Parental Alienation
• How to talk to professionals about your situation

Module 2: Loyalty Binds and Kids Lying

• What is a loyalty bind?
• How do I avoid creating loyalty binds?
• Why do kids lie?
• How do I know what the truth is?
• How do I help kids feel safe enough to tell me the truth?

Module 3: How do I address the lies told about me by the ex?

• Postmodern understanding of truth i.e. truths vs facts
• The importance of teaching kids critical thinking
• How to have a conversation about lies told to the children

Module 4: How to counter alienation

• Connection, connection, connection
• Letting go of comparisions
• Letting kids off the guilt train

Module 5: Creating a Family Culture that will survive alienation attempts

• How to define and create your family culture
• How to reinforce your family values with the kids