CHILDREN BELONG
IN LOVE,
NOT IN CONFLICT.
We challenge silence. We raise awareness.We advocate for a future where children are protected, heard and never turned against a loving parent.
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A child should never be made to hate, fear, reject or erase a safe and loving parent.
CHILDREN BELONG
IN LOVE,
NOT IN CONFLICT.
We challenge silence. We raise awareness.We advocate for a future where children are protected, heard and never turned against a loving parent.
❝
A child should never be made to hate, fear, reject or erase a safe and loving parent.
CHILDREN BELONG
IN LOVE,
NOT IN CONFLICT.
We challenge silence. We raise awareness.We advocate for a future where children are protected, heard and never turned against a loving parent.
❝
A child should never be made to hate, fear, reject or erase a safe and loving parent.
IN MEMORY OF
NATHAN ALEXANDER STERLING
(30 May 1993 – 27 Mar 2021)
The Nathan Sterling Initiative was founded in memory of Nathan Alexander Sterling, whose life and death stand as a lasting reminder of the profound psychological and emotional harm that can arise when a child is drawn into adult conflict and turned against a loving parent.
PARENTAL ALIENATION IS REAL
While the term remains contested, the behaviors are not abstract:
- Denigration
- Emotional manipulation
- Loyalty pressure
- Fear induction
- Obstruction of safe contact
- The deliberate erosion of a child's bond with a parent
These behaviours can cause deep and lasting harm
PARENTAL ALIENATION IS REAL
While the term remains contested, the behaviors are not abstract:
- Denigration
- Emotional manipulation
- Loyalty pressure
- Fear induction
- Obstruction of safe contact
- The deliberate erosion of a child's bond with a parent
These behaviours can cause deep and lasting harm
A SLOW PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY
For a child, this is not simply a family dispute. It can become a slow psychological injury "a death by a thousand cuts" damage:
- Denigration
- Emotional manipulation
- Loyalty pressure
- Fear induction
- Obstruction of safe contact
- The deliberate erosion of a child's bond with a parent
A SLOW PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY
For a child, this is not simply a family dispute. It can become a slow psychological injury "a death by a thousand cuts" damage:
- Denigration
- Emotional manipulation
- Loyalty pressure
- Fear induction
- Obstruction of safe contact
- The deliberate erosion of a child's bond with a parent
SYSTEMS MUST DO BETTER
Our lived experience exposed the devastating consequences of a system that too often fails to recognise, name and intervene when destructive parental behaviors are harming a child.
Legal, educational, social-care and mental-health systems must do better
CHILD-CENTERED. ALWAYS
Children should never be pressured to hate, fear, reject or erase a safe and loving parent.
They should not be made to carry adult grievances, repeat adult narratives or suffer the emotional burden of divided loyalty.
We stand for recognition & distinction
We exist to challenge silence, raise awareness and advocate for stronger recognition of alienating behaviours as a from of psychological and emotional harm.
We stand for recognition & distinction
We exist to challenge silence, raise awareness and advocate for stronger recognition of alienating behaviours as a from of psychological and emotional harm.
We honour nathan's memory
By Bulding a better future
By Bulding a better future
A future in which children are better protected, harmful behaviours are properly recognised, and no child is left to suffer unseen.
Get in touch
We are here to listen
If you are in distress or need immediate support, please reach out to someone who can help:
In the UK:
Call 111 for the NHS mental health services, or call the Samaritans at 116 123 for free, confidential support at any time.
Text Support (UK):
Text SHOUT to 85258 to connect with a trained crisis volunteer.
