Terrorist in the Home
Establishing Fear, Anguish, and Apprehension in the ChildrenBy Joan T. KlothLife Coach/CounselorNovember 11,2007 What do you call it when a parent or person instills such fear and hatred in a child that he/she is afraid to love his/her other parent? What do you call it when a parent uses condescending words and actions to describe the other parent to the point of creating fear of that targeted parent? What do you call it when a parent threatens to not love a child if the child shows any love, compassion or feelings for the other parent? I call it Parental Alienation or Hostile Aggressive Parenting, but someone might call this Terrorism.Terrorism: the word strikes fear in most people's hearts. But what is the actual definition of Terrorism? According to Encarta World English Dictionary, it is: ter·ror·ism nviolence or the threat of violence, especially bombing, kidnapping, and assassination, carried out for political purposes. The synonyms for Terrorism are not better: Violence, int...
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