Communication is essential when your child struggles with mental illness. You may wonder what you can say that will have an impact. You may feel like you are walking on...
Welcome today's guest blogger Linda S. Clare. I think you'll find her article on guilt most helpful. That night, my son’s text arrived long after I was asleep, so I didn’t hear...
It’s not easy for a parent to stop enabling and let go, but when your child is involved in self-destructive choices, you need to because it’s the right thing to do—for you and...
Welcome today's guest blogger, my friend *Tina Yeager. Deadly viruses and economic struggles have stranded us in a wasteland which seems endless. We hike up one dune of hope for...
Where can troubled parents turn for help when their teen or adult children go off the rails? When they develop an addiction to alcohol, drugs, pornography, or something else?...
While organizing old papers in my office, I came across sermon notes I’d taken when visiting a friend’s church several years ago. I think the pastor's message is helpful for...
I love my daughter with all my heart. In her teens and young adulthood that love was severely tested. During the years of her substance abuse and untreated mental health needs,...
How can you stay emotionally healthy when your child is troubled? I tried everything I could think of to save my troubled daughter with little success. Feeling inadequate, one...
The fourth of July was this past weekend. This holiday is a day we Americans celebrate our independence and freedom. But there’s a growing number of people who didn't feel...
Today we are a little over halfway through 2020. What a year, right? If you're a parent in pain due to the behaviors and choices of your son or daughter, this might not be a good...
Father's Day is today. Are you a dad with a broken heart? Are you weighed down with pain, worry, fear, and rejection? If so, Father's Day can be hard. Positive memories from when...
Welcome today’s guest blogger, pastor and father Nick Watts. Nick writes from the heart of a fellow wounded parent. His son Jordan died by sucide. Nick's words carry weight for...