Children Held Hostage [Paperback]

Stanley S. Clawar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2003

This is the first book to provide objective methods for establishing that a child has been brainwashed by one parent against another. It is based on a ten-year study of 700 cases in the authors' counseling and evaluative work with children of divorced couples.

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About the Author

Dr. Stanley S. Clawar is an Associate Professor at Rosemont College, an Adjunctive Staff Member of Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry (Fort Washington, PA), and Director of Walden Counseling and Therapy Center in Bryn Mawr, PA. He is a Certified Clinical Sociologist, Sex Therapist, Sex Educator, Family Mediator, and Hypnotherapist.

Dr. Clawar is the author of dozens of popular and scholarly articles that have appeared in numerous journals. His most recent book is You and Your Clients, published by the General Practice Section of the American Bar Association.

Dr. Clawar has been the recipient of many awards, including the National Endowment for the Humanities Award for College Teachers. He has served as Scholar-in-Residence for the United Jewish Appeal. He has appeared regularly on radio and television shows and gives lectures throughout the U.S. He has served as an educational and clinical consultant to hospitals and state agencies and has served as consultant to various industries. Dr. Clawar has served as an evaluator, witness, therapist, mediator, friend of the court, and consultant on approximately 1,000 cases involving domestic relations issues.

Brynne Valerie Rivlin is a licensed clinical social worker practicing individual, child, and family therapy at Walden Counseling and Therapy Center in Bryn Mawr, PA. She has worked extensively over the past ten years within the areas of separation, divorce, single parenting, reconciliation, and remarriage. Additionally, she has consulted on and performed over 1,000 custody evaluations and has provided testimony both in and out of state. She has been a Senior Family Conciliator for the Superior Court of Los Angeles.

Ms. Rivlin has presented research for bar associations and professional organizations at seminars and workshops across the country on a variety of topics. She has appeared frequently on television talk shows, discussing various topics concerning the family, and has also authored popular and professional articles and tapes. Ms. Rivlin often provides book reviews for the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: American Bar Association (June 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897076281
• ISBN-13: 978-0897076289
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Law > Procedures & Litigation > Court Rules
  • #13 in Books > Law > Family & Health Law > Children
  • #26 in Books > Law > Family & Health Law > Divorce & Separation

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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An eye-opening, surprising, frightening divorce possibility., February 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Children Held Hostage (Paperback)

I was given this book to read after 3 months of weekly counseling with my husband. It was clear to our counselor that my stepdaughter was being programmed and brainwashed for the past 14 years by her mother and step-father of 14 years. (I've been in her life for the past 8 years).

What I read was very disturbing in that it hit home in so many places. The process and definitions were clear and easily identifiable.

The book helped me understand what's been going on and how it happened. In our case the history has been many many years and the programmers'/ brainwashers' support group includes the mother, stepfather, half and step-siblings and grand- parents (among others).

I suspect that this behavior is very common in divorce situations (with children) in varying degrees. This book should be given to all parents who separate/divorce in hopes that they do better by their children and work together to put their children first.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope for the hopeless, July 21, 2004

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This review is from: Children Held Hostage (Paperback)

This is the most in depth book on the market for someone in a hostile custody battle involving parental alienation syndrome. The authors have addressed significant issues in great detail. They have provided useful tools to combat the issues at hand and given hope to those embroiled in the battle.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars data filled book, March 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Children Held Hostage (Paperback)

One of the best studies of the damage of alienating parental behaviour in divorce does to children. This was a pre-cursor to Gardner's terminology of Parental Alienation Syndrome, but all that here discusses is here. This book will help many divorced
parents monitor their own behaviour, as well as help their children, with the knowledge of how the children are being impacted. Expensive, but very informative.