A positive connection with both parents is a child’s human right, based in a profound, universal yearning so inherent in children, it normally triumphs over neglect, abuse and even abandonment. Implacable and lasting rejection by a child of a loving parent who seeks to keep the relationship alive, without adult influence, is rare. Alienation from one parent by the other, grafted onto a child in youth, requires sustained, purposeful indoctrination. Without intervention, it can and does last a lifetime.