Are you a parent in pain? Have the destructive choices and behaviors of your son or daughter left you an emotional wreck? Is their struggle with mental illness pushing you to the...
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Month: March 2014
Guilt and a Song for Parents in Pain
I can easily get caught up in feelings of guilt over my parenting. I feel guilty over what I did and should not have done. I feel guilty over what I did not do and should have...
When a Parent Doesn’t Like their Child
Parents love their sons and daughters regardless of their behavior. From the day they were born we were smitten. As we watched them grow up our love for them grew stronger and...
Hurting Parents and Responsibility
What is it called when I care more about something in someone's life than they do? When I try to“help” them because I don’t want negative consequences coming their way? I...
What’s the Cure For a Parent’s Insanity?
Are you a mom or dad who feels like you're going crazy? Our child's destructive behaviors and unwise choices can bring us to the place of thinking we're losing our mind. It's...
Great Book to Help Hurting Parents Pray
Have you ever felt like you didn't know how to pray for your child? Have you experienced sleepless nights and tortuous days that left you at a loss to know what to ask God for?...
When Parents Rescue and Enable
A parent recently asked us about rescuing someone who was drowning. Drawing an analogy from this, they wondered what the difference is between rescuing and enabling? What would...
Encouragement for Depleted Parents
Over the last ten years I've been on a difficult journey of being the parent of a troubled child. My daughter struggles with substance abuse, self-injury and depression. I...