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You're Not Crazy: Overcoming Parent/Child Alienation
This book was written for the Alienated Parent, whether in the beginning or advanced stages. So many reactions, such “You must have done something to your son/daughter to have caused them to not talk to you” “When people get divorced, the blame is 50/50; so what did YOU do?” In “You have to listen to your son/daughter without getting defensive or telling them what they are saying is not true. It is their reality!” “Your child is old enough to choose not to live with you”, at times said when the child is 11, 12, 13, 14 and up years of age! Children cannot drive, drink, vote and do many other things until they reach a certain age. Why is a brainwashed child legally supported in rejecting a once beloved parent? “Your son/daughter is an adult. They couldn’t still be under the influence of the other parent and his/her family” The answer to all the above is “ALL OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE FALSE, FALSE, FALSE!” Despite the naysayers who insist that there is no such thing as Parental Alienation, there is! It has been thoroughly well-documented and researched since the 1930’s. PARENTAL ALIENATION IS CHILD ABUSE and it is time for the Courts, Attorneys, Guardians Ad Litem, The Department of Child Protective Services, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Physicians, Families and Friends, to recognize it for what it is and put a stop to it. GIVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK TO ALL OF THE ABOVE SO THEY CAN BE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE PHENONEMON.
225 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2021
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August 4, 2023
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August 23, 2022
“You’re Not Crazy” was written with purpose for an audience of judges, family attorneys, psychologists and psychotherapists, friends, family, guardians, and governmental departments not otherwise familiar with the term or dynamics at play in parental alienation cases. The goal is always for alienated parents and children to be reunited, but as author Lynn Steinberg shows, this isn’t typically an easy feat.
Parental alienation occurs when the alienating parent targets the other parent in an attempt to turn the children against/away from the targeted parent. The parent doing the alienating is a master manipulator, and often able to brainwash the children that once loved their now alienated parent. Because the children speak negatively toward their alienated parent and displays signs of abuse, like fear of seeing a car similar to that parent’s car or speak of the “harshness” of said parent or times the parent has shown frustration, courts are all too often willing to provide custody to the alienating parent that has successfully manipulated the children towards such statements. Alienated parents speak of the grief they feel in losing their children, even though said children are still alive. The lack of empathy and support alienated parents have is an extremely eye-opening part of Steinberg’s accounts.
“You’re Not Crazy” offers sage advice to alienated parents looking to gain back control and advocate to regain a relationship with their children. Covering topics ranging from gathering a support network, which covers what to look for in a therapist, lawyer, court, guardian, support service, and testimony, to helping alienated parents understand what to expect through the court’s process and treatments available, no stone is left unturned in this comprehensive book.
Steinberg has devoted her professional career to parental alienation and has used her insights, resources, and knowledge to compile an all-encompassing helpful tool for parents going through the alienation process. Offering additional readings and summaries of parental alienation laws currently in force throughout the world, “You’re Not Crazy” is successful in making alienated parents feel truly seen and understood, guiding them through a tunnel not frequently traveled in hopes of finding support and relationships once again with their children at the other end through providing the right resources, advocates, and knowledgeable legal and governmental participants.
Parental alienation occurs when the alienating parent targets the other parent in an attempt to turn the children against/away from the targeted parent. The parent doing the alienating is a master manipulator, and often able to brainwash the children that once loved their now alienated parent. Because the children speak negatively toward their alienated parent and displays signs of abuse, like fear of seeing a car similar to that parent’s car or speak of the “harshness” of said parent or times the parent has shown frustration, courts are all too often willing to provide custody to the alienating parent that has successfully manipulated the children towards such statements. Alienated parents speak of the grief they feel in losing their children, even though said children are still alive. The lack of empathy and support alienated parents have is an extremely eye-opening part of Steinberg’s accounts.
“You’re Not Crazy” offers sage advice to alienated parents looking to gain back control and advocate to regain a relationship with their children. Covering topics ranging from gathering a support network, which covers what to look for in a therapist, lawyer, court, guardian, support service, and testimony, to helping alienated parents understand what to expect through the court’s process and treatments available, no stone is left unturned in this comprehensive book.
Steinberg has devoted her professional career to parental alienation and has used her insights, resources, and knowledge to compile an all-encompassing helpful tool for parents going through the alienation process. Offering additional readings and summaries of parental alienation laws currently in force throughout the world, “You’re Not Crazy” is successful in making alienated parents feel truly seen and understood, guiding them through a tunnel not frequently traveled in hopes of finding support and relationships once again with their children at the other end through providing the right resources, advocates, and knowledgeable legal and governmental participants.
September 10, 2025
Not as good as Surviving Parental Alienation: A Journey of Hope and Healing, but she gets it and has a lot of good information.
September 27, 2024
Very insightful and concise book
This book outlines and explains Parent Alienation very well and gives many concrete examples. It could provide more info on how to deal with PA but perhaps we don't have this info yet.
This book outlines and explains Parent Alienation very well and gives many concrete examples. It could provide more info on how to deal with PA but perhaps we don't have this info yet.
March 26, 2026
Complete guide to identifying parental/child alienation, going through court custody, choosing lawyers, advice for self-care, choosing support networks, and handling alienation when there is a new partner/spouse. Good list of further reading, too.
March 13, 2023
The point of the book can be encapsulated in one statement from page 138: “Parental alienation is psychological child abuse.” This book builds an argument to establish that this is true, as well as provides a compelling case for intensive interventions to reverse the abuse, including retreat programs and court-supported orders for 90 days of no contact with the alienating parent. The author clearly lays out the groundwork for a legal argument in favor of such treatment that will provide a valuable resource for anyone who would like to pursue that remedy.
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