“New research published by the University of West London, external and funded by the campaign group Good Egg Safety, suggested about 40% of divorcees, or parents that were separated, said their ex-partner had attempted to turn their child against them....This is a massive public health issue, a legislative issue and a child protection issue. Parental Alienating Behaviours (PABs) are the actions taken when one parent tries to harm the relationship between their child and the other parent. To understand this problem better, Professor Hine and his collaborators conducted a large survey of over 1,000 separated and/or divorced parents to see how common PABs are and how they impact families. The survey found that when asked directly, about 39.2% of people said they had experienced PABs. However, when we measured this using specific examples of behaviours, almost 60% (59.1%) seemed to have faced PABs. This difference shows that PABs can be hard to identify just by asking people about them, but that they are widespread...."
