A feeling of alienation always happens during and after the divorce. It is important that as the father, try to prevent alienation from happening. You recognize the signs, and help cure the problem when its already rooted.
Accountability And Choice
How often to we hear kids tell their parents that they were never ask, or that they were never given a choice. Alienation begins when parents exclude kids because they think their children wont understand. It is true however that some things are better kept between yourselves as a couple or ex couple, but you have to learn to segregate. Identify which ones should be out in the open, although always keep intimate details between your self and your ex.
Giving your kids the opportunity to decide the visitation schedule lends them a sense of empowerment. They feel needed. It is quite unfortunate that the parent who does not have primary custody gets bad press especially with the kids. When the kids call the shots, they feel like they still have value in your life.
Acknowledge that your children may not be as immature as your think. Despite being kids they have a sense of ownership. Let them decide about...