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According to Dr. Rand, children align differently depending on their ages: | According to Dr. Rand, children align differently depending on their ages: | ||
*''' | *'''2- to 3-year-olds:''' Mostly show age-appropriate separation anxiety from their primary parent. This anxiety worsens when the primary parent is emotionally disturbed. | ||
*''' | *'''3- to 6-year-olds:''' Alignments shift depending on which parent the children are with. Children in this age range have not yet learned to comprehend two different points of view, and cannot understand why one parent says one thing and the other parent says another. | ||
*''' | *'''6- to 7-year-olds:''' Children in this age range are sensitive to hurting their parents, and often have conflicting loyalities between one parent and the other. | ||
*''' | *'''7- to 9-year-olds:''' Children are able to understand each parent's point of view and understand how one perspective can conflict with another. | ||
*''' | *'''9- to 12-year-olds:''' Children in this age range are the most vulnerable to PAS, as they are old enough to establish a strong alignment with one parent, and are old enough to try resolving conflicts of loyalty by "picking" one parent over the other. | ||
*'''Teenagers:''' Children's alignments often continue into their mid-teens. Many teens are able to take a more mature and independent view of their parents' fight, but a significant number maintain their alignment and continue to reject one parent in favour of the other. | *'''Teenagers:''' Children's alignments often continue into their mid-teens. Many teens are able to take a more mature and independent view of their parents' fight, but a significant number maintain their alignment and continue to reject one parent in favour of the other. | ||