What is sibling alienation?

What is sibling alienation?

Parental alienation occurs when one parent, the alienator, turns the children against the other. Sibling alienation occurs when one adult sibling wants to push aside another.

What causes sibling estrangement?

Sibling estrangement is an outgrowth of “drifting apart and taking different paths. The more painful (breakup) is when it comes out of a conflict or many conflicts,” Kennedy-Moore said. Often cutting off the relationship arises when one sibling “finds it toxic to have that person in their life,” Kennedy-Moore said.