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Articles by Dr. Jayne Major:

Parents Who Have Successfully Fought Parental Alienation Syndrome
The first in a series of articles that is excellent for individuals who want an introduction to the problem of parental alienation and parental alienation syndrome (PA/PAS). It is a classic in the field and is widely quoted.
Helping Clients Deal with Parental Alienation
This article was published in the International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome in July 2006. It is intended for professionals such as psychologists, attorneys and judges to explain PA/PAS. Richard Gardner asked her to write this article for the handbook, which was the last project on alienation that he worked on.
The Costs, Causes and Controversies of Parental Alienation Syndrome
This article was presented at the Children's Rights Council conference November 5, 2007. This is an in-depth study of the difficulties presented by PA/PAS. The history and cause of the multiple controversies that rage over the PA/PAS is addressed.
The Macabre Dance Among Family Law, Abnormal Psychology and Parental Alienation Syndrome
Presented at the Canadian Symposium For Parental Alienation Syndrome March 2009. The article discusses the perilous path that parents engage on when attempting to get a decision by those involved in family law cases. Read Jayne Major's Speech and view her PowerPoint presentation.
Revolutionizing Family Law Courts into a Logical and Humane way of Handling Divorcing Families by Dr. Major
The article has a four teired appoach to revolutionize family law court into a logical and humane way of handling separation and divorce.
Parental Control
This article was first published in Divorce Magazine and is reprinted here with their permission. The article is a short story of an individual's journey through divorce and has some basic advice on what to do when parents separate.

Webinar with PAAO:

The Pathology of an Obsessed Parent Alienator by Dr. Major
This explains why some parents will not change for the better and continue to do what is damage to children and the target parent. By getting to the bottom of the serious mental health issues of these destructive people a person can develop a better strategy of how to deal with them.

The Gregory Mantel Show features three shows for parents:

Parental Alienation Part I
Dr. Major and Catherine MacWillie, author of Custody Calculations, discuss parental alienation. Over 30,000 people have viewed this show on YouTube. It has been widely acclaimed as educating parents in a half hour, the issues and difficulties when a family experiences parental alienation.
Parental Alienation Part II
Dr. Major and Catherine MacWillie team up again to add more detail to their first show. Ross Peterson, who experienced a long tough journey through the family law courts save his relationship with his son. His story is a must see.
Spanking Children, Is it Ever a Good Idea?
A mother going through a high conflict divorce tells us about how she misunderstood her son's acting out behavior and spanked him. She vividly describes the legal disaster that occurred when her family and court case was turned upside down. Dr. Jayne Major and Dr. David Swanson, author of Help—My Children are Driving me Crazy, discuss the subject of spanking children and alternatives that parents can use to discipline and not punish children.

Useful Links to Professionals and Literature of PA/PAS:

Judge Michele Lowrance has created a recently released revolutionary guide for individuals at any point in the divorce process. The Good Karma Divorce: Avoid Litigation, Turn Negative Emotions into Positive Actions, and Get on with the Rest of Your Life offers a radically different approach to divorce. Based on her decades of expertise as a family court judge and former divorce attorney, Over the last four years, Judge Lowrance has seen one hundred percent of divorcing couples who followed the principles in this book avoid trial. This is a must read.
Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D. Researcher, author and expert in the field of Parental Alienation Syndrome. Her ground breaking book is a classic in the field, Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind. Her research shows what happens to children who are manipulated by one parent to turn against the other. Do these children ever figure it out and reconcile with their "lost" parent? Dr. Baker also has an excellent article called "Beyond the High Road" which provides parents with 17 methods to combat PAS.
Parental Alienation Awareness Organization (PAAO) raises awareness and provides education about Parental alienation and its harm to children. They have up to date information on the issue. They hold educational webinars and promote April 25^th as Parent Alienation Day, helping to let more people know about this dreadful problem in so many people's lives. http://paao-us.com
J. Michael Bone, Ph.D. served as an evaluator, expert witness and therapist in cases involving parental alienation for over fifteen years. He currently acts in a consultative and educational capacity in assisting families, attorneys and the Courts in their dealings with this problem. He worked directly with the late Richard Gardner, MD and served on the Scientific and Professional Advisory Board for the Parental Alienation Research Foundation in Washington DC. He is Special Topics Editor of the American Journal of Family Therapy, and has created numerous educational resources devoted to the creation of positive outcomes in dealing with parental alienation.
Jill Egizii author of The Look of Love is a godsend for parents who have been alienated from their children after a bitter divorce. Candidly describing the pain and frustration of parents and children who are torn asunder, Egizii offers readers a poignant view of parental alienation at its worst. Disheartened parents will feel heard and understood after reading this heartfelt novel.
Children's Rights Council (CRC) David Levy has worked tirelessly to establish CRC for the last 25 years. CRC works to assure that children will have frequent, meaningful and continuous contact with two parents and their extended families. Their slogan is The Best Parent is Both Parents®. They have lobbied for joint custody and better child care in every state.
The Smart Divorce The objective of The Smart Divorce is to provide the tools and strategies for individuals and families contemplating or going through divorce to make better informed decisions while moving forward with focus, hope, and confidence. Our goal is to help people manage the divorce process in a healthier, less painful way.