Time spent with your kid is, over time, the best defense against an attack on your relationship. It's hard for brainwashing to occur during 42 days of summer vacation, for example. Yes, the mother or father can call and make the child fill at ease, but that's a short time compared to hours spent together day after day.

This past summer (42 days) did wonder to help bring my son back closer to me. All of the negative things he was told about me surely didn't square with my time with him.

Is time together the only way to fight back? No, there are multiple ways, which I will talk about on the main site and these forums.