The Senate should not approve the Organic Law on comprehensive protection of children and adolescents without specifying the proven fact of parental alienation.1
Joaquín Díaz Atienza
Regarding the article, which appeared in Infobae Written by the journalist Marta Sierraas well as by the statements on the program The hour of the 1 this Friday Miguel Lorente, in support of Juana Rivas and discrediting the parental alienation syndrome By dismissing it as a sexist invention, even blaming it for major injustices in family courts, I've decided to update this post I wrote some time ago. I'm aware it won't do any good because exclusionary feminism has managed to create a mindset favorable to its arguments, one from which we can hardly escape in our analyses.
HI have practiced as a child psychiatrist for over 40 years. Throughout my work with children and their families, I have encountered truly hellish situations in which some children have had to live as a result of the hatred felt between one or both parents. This is an objective and verifiable reality, not only observed in professional offices, but some cases, due to their severity, have even reached the media.
Does Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) exist?
El Feminist movement He doesn't admit it, and I can only find one reason: that most of the time, at least until now, the custody has been given the maternal figureBeing shared custody A much less frequent decision, sometimes made without sufficiently justified reasons. Therefore, they refuse to admit the possibility of a mother being toxic to her children's upbringing. In the woman/man dialectic, it is clear to the feminist movement that the man is guilty unless proven otherwise.
Those opposed to the recognition of the existence of SAP They usually use two arguments. The first is based on the fact that SAP is not listed in any disease classification system, be it the ICD-11 (of the World Health Organization), whether in the DSM 5 (of the American Psychiatric Association). The second, using the oft-used procedure of the fallacy ad hominemIt is based on the legal problems that the psychiatrist (although not proven) who first described it had, the Dr. Richard Gardnerto discredit SAP in its entirety.
Indeed, SAP is not a diseaseTherefore, it does not necessarily have to be included as a disorder in any of the classifications. SAP is an element toxic coexistence and relational between the child/children and the parental figure who exercises custody, or not, instilling in them a negative, aversive and hateful view towards the other parental figure and accompanied by great psychological suffering on the part of the affected child. It is a plan, more or less conscious, to destroy not only the attachment that the son or daughter maintains with the victim (father or mother), but also to create a mental framework in the son or daughter that internalizes and evaluates any relationship with the victimized parent as something dangerous and unacceptable. Ultimately, the aim is to erase any positive experience in the son or daughter. The deniers should be told that domestic violenceAs such, it is not included in the classification systems of mental illnesses, and its existence cannot be denied for that reason.
Let each person reflect clearly, without prejudice or personal or ideological interests. separation and divorce processes Breakups are not always mutual. Most of the time, to a greater or lesser degree, great suffering can arise between spouses, with mistrust and, why not, animosity, hatred, and a desire for revenge. The truth is, any breakup involves grief, although not of equal intensity for both partners. This would be the crucible in which the... unhealthy parent-child relationship that we call SAP and which may present the first indicators of risk during the beginning of the litigation that is established for custody.
What are the typical risk indicators? The presence, to a greater or lesser degree, of:
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We say that a SAP has occurred when eThe child becomes completely trapped in this web of negative feelings to the point of justifying it with arguments that are neither convincing nor verifiable, in which, sometimes, he uses expressions elaborated by the parent involved.
Confirmation that this “situation” exists
Regardless of my personal experience, there are facts that absolutely support this.
It is well known, due to its media impact, that Free Childhood Association (The website has disappeared, although the link takes us to the newspaper Público (?) where cases of children being kidnapped to separate them from their parents were detected.
There are numerous rulings in our country that use the name SAP 2 or any other name, have acknowledged its real existence. I've attached a video as an example of their reality and its consequences. (In laws concerning children and families, Argentina has been our teacher).
He too TEuropean Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Spain in a judgment of May 24, 2011 in the case “Saleck Bardi” which obliges the father to ensure that his daughter maintains the necessary degree of cohabitation with her mother.
Moreover, The ECtHR routinely uses the concept of SAP in matters related to the protection of children and families. Two clear examples are the rulings in the case Bordeianu vs. Moldova, Judgment of 11 January 2011 (paragraph 60) and the case Piazzi vs. Italy, Judgment of 2 November 2010 (paragraph 59)
Brief commentary on the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Families Act
In Chapter I, Article 11, paragraph 3, He says:
"Public authorities will take the necessary measures to prevent theoretical approaches or criteria without scientific backing that presume adult interference or manipulation, such as the so-called parental alienation syndrome"may be taken into consideration."
Chapter III of the Comprehensive Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents against Violence, in its section on actions in “the family environment”, suffers from a very serious gap.
Article 27 It refers to the problems that could arise for the child due to the family breakdown (I would say the breakdown of the cohabitation unit, since not all cohabiting couples with children have the status of a family). From my point of view, it is impossible to implement objective preventative measures against Parental Alienation Syndrome if only these two sections, which I transcribe verbatim, are considered:
a) Promotion of support services for families, family meeting points and other specialized resources or services publicly owned that allow a adequate care and protection for children and adolescents against violence.
b) Specialized professional support for parents, or, where applicable, to the guardians, custodians, or foster parents, during the separation process and in the exercise of their parental responsibilities.
I would add: “with special attention to ensuring that the relationships between parents and children maintain the pre-established bonds with the child/children, provided that due to violence in any of its manifestations by one of them towards the children, it is not advisable to prevent them for the betterment of the child and in a court ruling.”
"It would be grounds for removing custody from the parent who has it if they attempt to psychologically or emotionally manipulate the children, with the aim of undermining the rights and prestige of the other parent."
Gender ideology at home
Article 26 It specifically refers to “specific actions in the family sphere” and point 2 states:
2 Public administrations will develop and/or disseminate materials educational materials, in a format and language accessible in sensory and cognitive terms, aimed at the positive exercise of parental or guardianship responsibilities. These materials will contain training on the rights of children and adolescents, and will include specific content related to sexual and gender diversity, as a measure to prevent discriminatory and violent behavior towards children and adolescents..
I insist that Education is the responsibility of the family., especially during the early stages of development, these being the ones that should to provide the necessary paideia (education/learning) to their children regarding respect for sexual and gender diversity?. This point does not have the consensus of the vast majority of families in the terms that certain lobbies are trying to impose. I don't see how it will be easy to teach children to harmoniously integrate into their development what should be considered normal. any “genre” that comes to mind queer of some movements with influence in the UN.
These are my objections.
I've attached a video about the myths surrounding Richard Gardner.
