I have had a chance to review this book titled A Family’s Heartbreak. The book goes far beyond a family broken by parental alienation; it adds clarity on all realms of parental alienation.  It includes the mental and legal aspects associated with the dynamics that families suffer from. It outlines the behavior of an alienating parent while displaying the reasons alienating behavior might manifest in a relationship.

A Family’s Heartbreak shows the breakdown of a parent child relationship that was once healthy. I was intrigued by the element of the story in which his other son was caught in the cross fire with his alienator but was not a participant of  the alienation. He truly wanted BOTH parents.  In the end it is vile for a parent to pass down their hatred to their child. The book demonstrates step by step from the beginning on the tactics that an alienator uses to “become one” with the child.

I would advise parent’s to encourage their local libraries to include this educational reference to their collection. In my personal opinion this book helped to me to understand underlining factors due to alienation. I would personally ask everyone to thank Mike Jeffries and Dr. Joel Davies for contributing this book to help and educate others on this difficult subject.

This book is both educational for parents, mental, and judicial communities. This book is a winner to have on ANY bookshelf. The book lives up to the title “A Families Heartbreak”.

A Family’s Heartbreak: A Parent’s Introduction to Parental Alienation, is the true story of one parent’s struggle to maintain a normal, loving relationship with his young son in the face of overwhelming odds. From the emotionally devastating actions of the child’s other parent, to a court system and mental health community ill-equipped to deal with a destructive family dynamic, A Family’s Heartbreak: A Parent’s Introduction to Parental Alienation is both an education in parental alienation and an eye opening experience for parents who don’t believe this could happen to them.

Included are reviews from Dr. Warshak and Dr. Bone

“A provocative and compelling account of the destruction of a father-son relationship and the legal system’s complicity in the process. Jeffries pulls back the curtain on the tragedy of a child whose love turns to contempt as he takes sides in his parents’ divorce. Sure to be an eye-opener for parents and professionals alike.”
–Richard A. Warshak, Ph.D, Author of Divorce Poison: Protecting the Parent-Child Bond From a Vindictive Ex

“Mike Jeffries has used the trauma and tragedy of his personal nightmare to illuminate how what would seem unbelievable can actually occur. From the theoretical concepts of parental alienation to its most excruciating details, his story vividly illustrates how far a close parent-child relationship can fall. This book is a must read for anyone who suspects that parental alienation is working its way into his or her life.”
–Dr. J. Michael Bone, Clinical and Forensic Consultant on Parent Alienation  

I’m including a link where Mike Jeffries was interviewed by Lary Holland and myself last week on the show Get Your Justice Live.

http://spotlight.getyourjusticelive.com/2009/04/02/parental-alienation-mike-jeffries-and-dr-amy-baker/

For more information about this book and to look over the blog that Mike Jeffries has included visit

http://www.afamilysheartbreak.com/

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