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November 24, 2025 36 mins

A child’s bond doesn’t shatter overnight—it frays through small cuts that often go unnoticed. We unpack the idea of “pre-alienation,” the early stage where one parent’s subtle comments, eye rolls, and quiet omissions make a child question the other parent’s love or competence. Using a clear infection-versus-disease analogy, we show how these patterns multiply over time and why the earliest moments are the best time to intervene.

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SPEAKER_00 (01:02):
What we're gonna and and Charlie brought up the
concept of pre alienation.
And what pre alienation is, isessentially it's the setup for
parental alienation, hence thename.
And it refers to the deliberateor or maybe subconscious
behaviors by one parent, thealienating parent, that damage
the child's relationship withthe other parent.

(01:24):
And the other parent's calledthe targeting parent.
And this happens before thealienation becomes full-blown
parental alienation.
So think of it this way aparental alienation is the
disease.
Free alienation is the infectionstage where the virus is
introduced and startsmultiplying.
And let me just say thisunequivocally.

(01:46):
If you have a wife or an ex wifethat is not encouraging a
relationship with your childrenand you, then she has some
significant mental and emotionalissue.
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