To the Target Parent, child(ren)'s behaviors may include, but are not limited to:

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• rejection of the target parent

• falsely accusing the targeted parent of abuse

• recalling memories that never occurred 

• reenactments of strange behaviors and/or rituals 

• showing fear of the targeted parent for no reason

• refusal to see the targeted parent

• increasingly aggressive, hostile and/or abusive behavior towards the targeted parent

• refusal to call the targeted parent "mom" or "dad"

• calling targeted parent by new name or first name

• increasingly secretive, deceptive, and/or lying behavior

• targeted parent feels like an outsider around the child

• never mentioning the alienating parent unless in terms of being a victim or in "poor health"

• speaking in a made up or new language with siblings

• overly emotional when targeted parent tries to make contact

• becoming void of all emotion over extended period of time

• increasingly acting like targeted parent "owes" child something

• drop in child(ren)'s self-esteem

• child(ren) become depressed and withdrawn over time

• phone calls from targeted parent to child are interrupted, cut off, or not allowed at all

• all communication suddenly cut off with targeted parent with little or no warning (phone number disconnected, etc.)

To Police, Social Workers, Therapists, Counselors, and Mental Health Professionals:

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• child(ren) emphatically refuses to see or states they are afraid to see targeted parent with no clear reasons as to why (gives only generalized answers and never specifies the reason why)

• child(ren) are overly emotional, hysterical, or angry, towards the targeted parent

• alienating parent does most, if not all of the talking to professionals and guides the child during interviews and counseling sessions

• multiple well-child checks by law enforcement to the home

• all children apparently recite the same story/script when interviewed

• repetitive issues; for instance, issues revolve around food or money, something the alienating parent is angry about

• child(ren) will continue to lie in order to please the alienating parent

• the more intense the alienation occurring, the more intense the allegations

• alienating parent insists they are present for all interviews with the child(ren) and will not let the child(ren) be interviewed without them

• routine calls from alienating parent to police requesting police show up at pickup/drop off.

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