This is not at all about the parental alienation that is talked about in the courts. This is a generic statement about children who don't like their parents which can happen but isn't what parental alienation is about. Parental alienation is when one parent deliberately sets about to desstroy the relationship with the other parent by brainwashing and lies. This is typified by the child who was previously loving to the other parent but now wants nothing to do with them. Do you see the difference? For those of us who have truly been vicitimized by parental alienation, I find this article highly offensive.