Can a 5y/o child be psychologically evaluated for intentional emotional abuse from a parent?

To be more specific, I'm talking about when parents divorce and one teaches the kid that the other parent doesn't love them or that if they talk w/the other parent they will take him away, things of that sort.

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yes. They end up getting their on attorney to represent them also. What's in their best interest. Some parents don't like what they hear.

Yes, you can do a psych eval.
That sort of situation completely SUCKS. It's selfish and does nothing good for the child. Yes, there are child psychologists who can help. Do a local lookup for one.
yes, children are very helpful in this area, and when removed from this other parent usually they are more comfortable talking about it if reassured that they are not going to get into trouble
Yes. As adults' emotional states can be evaluated, children can also, usually by Childrens' Mental Health Services.
yes they can be evaluated . and i am sorry you are going through that and that yours or whoevers child is going throught that becasue my 5 year old recently went throught that and it is very hard on them anyway besides the other parent or whoever putting them throught that. good luck !
THE ONLY PARENT THAT WOULD DO THIS IS THE BAD PARENT, 5 YEAR OLD'S ARE IN THEIR MOST RECIVING MODE, AS TO WHATS AROUND THEM , == DONT LOAD THAT AREA UP== WHAT THEY NEED LOTS OF LOVE KINDNESS AND GOOD THINGS AT THIS TIME IN LIFE, IT MAKES FOR BIG CHANGES IN WHO THEY ARE 20 YEARS FROM NOW WHAT THEY TAKE IN NOW MAKES THEM WHAT THEY ARE LATTER NO STRESS LOTS OF UNDERSTANDING ( NOT SPOILED) LOTS OF UNDERSTANDING,, WHEN THERE OLDER THATS WHAT THEY WILL DO ===WORK PROBLEMS OUT === GOOD LUCK ==== SORRY===== TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM TOUGH ONE P.S. LET THE BAD PARENT DO WHAT EVER WITH THE WORDS , ABOUT HOW BAD SOMEONE IS=== THE KID WILL KNOW WITH OUT SAYING ANYTHING TO THEM ABOUT WHO'S BAD AND WHO'S THE MOST HELP IN LIFE JFB
I imagine that the parent who has been vicitimized,.could hire a private psychiatrist to do the evaulation..
Yes but determining and then convicting a parent for emotional abuse is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. A better way is to get the kid into counseling and get a court appointed rep. for the kid because neither should be influenced by the parents.
this is not a matter for the child but for the parents to work out. The parents need to be adult enough to cooperate on the raising of the child. If that can't be done, you need to get evaluated so that you don't expose yourself and your child to losers like your ex- in the future. You created this problem by getting involved with a knucklehead. You need to find out what it is that brought you to a knucklehead so that you don't do it again.
its sad that parents do this to children its not right! but to answer your question yes 5yr olds can be psychologically evaluated for emotional abuse. this is a form of it .
yes
you need to have the child evaluated by a forensic psychologist who can often accurately determine if he or she is being manipulated by one parent. the courts can generally arrange this.
Yes they can. My cousin was like that.
got a friend going thru this very thing now w/sons father. found out he was really bent on poisoning his mind against his mother. now thru the doc they found out what the father was doing. presently no visitation now he has 2 go 2 doc 2 c why he is doing this. courts r not stupid. they c this sort of thing everyday.
I do not think your 5 year old needs to be evaluated. If you're looking for some diagnosis to use as your weapon against the already emotionally abusive parent, save the kid the unnecessary drama of a psych eval.

Your baby might need some therapy, but he/she probably just needs to be consistently reassured that you do love them, and that nothing bad will happen when they talk to you. But if this child is not being allowed to see you or talk to you, then you have to go to court to let them know the other parent is violating your parental rights to see the child and have visitation or joint custody assuming you do not have any legal complications or other limitations which would prohibit that.

Otherwise the poor child will definitely need therapy after years of listening to that nonsense. I would recommend trying to get family therapy court ordered so that the other parent is forced to attend and you all can address his/her behavior with your child. You have at least 13 more years to deal with them, you better consider fixing this problem now.
Yes it CAN be done, but more often than not you will find what you are looking for. In other words, if you are looking for signs of abuse you will find it, because a child of htat age will tell you what you want to hear. they don't want to dissappoint
WoW, that is very corrupt! Well, the easy solution to that is to say nothing but good things about the other person, so that your child will see that! No matter how much of an *** they are, just dont let them see that it is bothering you. Be the stronger person, be the better person!!(which you obviously are) I think that someone to talk to is a great idea, and you and your child could really benefit from it!!
God bless you!!
Yes, the experts can test a child even younger than that. The experts have a way of cutting through the BS and getting to the truth.
Yes they can evaluate the child, but more importantly, the parents need to be evaluated also.that kind of behavior around a child is unacceptable.

Just because a Divorce is taking place, gives neither parent any right to bash the other, think of the child.

Seek therapy even if you are not the one that is doing the harm, a therapists will help you watch for signs in the child, keep you Sane at the same time.
Yes,they can my children was like that.
i think it is possible if taken to a Dr. who 's expertise is child abuse. I've taken my child to a christian therapy group, where they are more interested in the source of the problem and how to fix it without just putting them on meds.
sure it can and that's just wrong a parent should not do that at all it only messes up the child.
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