Article shows the ongoing battle about ‘parental alienation’ (PA) in custody disputes in Ireland: "Groups incl. Women’s Aid, the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) and the Men’s Development Network (MDN) are concerned about the increasing use of 'parental alienation'" i.e. about accusations of PA

wntk · 2022-11-03T01:27:42+00:00

MDN=Men’s Development Network

“Psychologising children’s feelings of hostility to the absent parent runs significant risks which can cause tangible harms to the child,” says the MDN. “Many of the diagnostic features of PA could easily be attributable to more typical run-of-the-mill hostilities or anxieties which pertain to the separation.”

The MDN continues: “The term is often used as a direct response to allegations of domestic abuse, has a chilling effect on women coming forward to disclose abuse, and, in such circumstances, the focus should centre on the crime of coercive control as the prevailing context.”

Odd comments from a group supposedly for men

StripedFalafel · 2022-11-03T02:31:01+00:00

I can't help but think that, if the genders were reversed, they wouldn't be "concerned aboutthe increasing use of 'parental alienation'" i.e. about accusations of PA", they'd be incensed about the increasing rates of parental alienation.

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