My concerns are similar to the above. My sons are teenagers and their father badmouths me and my family to them; the younger son is able to enjoy his father’s company but feels very confused by some of his father’s actions; I listen and try to help but don’t feel I am always the best person to help him. Is there any help out there for teenagers to help him understand what has happened; as far as he was concerned everything was ok because he was shielded from reality of the situation of coercive controlling within our marriage.