Family Court. The courtroom is silent. A ten-year-old girl sits on the bench, tugging at the hem of her dress. Her mother looks at her with an unreadable expression. The father is in the opposite corner. The mother's lawyer asks question after question. The girl answers more quietly. Her shoulders begin to tremble. She looks at her mother, who nods slightly. Then the girl explodes. A scream, tears, convulsions. The judge calls a recess. The mother celebrates. Another step towards limiting the father's rights. cynically? cruelly? Welcome to the reality where children become weapons. Children as a Tool in Divorce Wars Divorce is painful. But when one party decides to use a child as a battering ram, pain turns into a crime. The phenomenon of the "programmed child" is known to psychologists worldwide. The mother (rarely the father) instills in her daughter or son that the second parent is a monster, that he is dangerous, that he does not love and wants to take everything away. And then she brings the "victim" to court, where the child is expected to testify. The best testimony is when the child not only speaks but also demonstrates. Demonstrates fear. A tantrum. A breakdown. The nervous breakdown of a ten-year-old girl in court is not a coincidence if it occurs strictly in the presence of the father. It is a setup. The director is the mother. The script is "You're afraid of dad, say he hit you." The actor is the child, to whom love and protection were promised if he cries at the right moment. The judge, seeing the tears, often takes them at face value. Who would suspect that the mother deliberately brought the daughter to a breakdown? And if they do suspect it, it is almost impossible to prove. Why a Nervous Breakdown Is the Perfect Weapon In civil proceedings, the verdict is often based not on dry facts but on the judge's impressions. An emotional testimony from a child in tears outweighs any expert conclusions. The judge thinks, "The child is crying so much, so ... Read more