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My Child Might Be Suicidal – What Can a I Do? Part 2
This is part 2 in a series on suicide for parents, or anyone who wants to know what they can do to possibly save the life of their loved one. This is a highly effective, simple three-part process called QPR. This blog explains the second step – Persuade.
My Child Might Be Suicidal – What Can a I Do? Part 1
Suicide is a growing problem among teens and young adults. Worried, frightened parents need help. Are you concerned about your child? Have you wondered if there's anything you...
Suicide: The Ultimate Family Secret
What impacts countless lives worldwide every day sending out waves of pain and suffering? Suicide, the ultimate family secret. Suicide devastates families, breaks hearts, and...
7 Lies of Suicide: A 14 year-old’s Goodbye Letter
Has your son or daughter struggled with suicidal thoughts? Have they made an attempt to end their life? Maybe you know someone else who has been impacted by suicide. My daughter...
God Will Carry You Through: 4 Changes Brokenhearted Parents Can Make
Today's post is from guest blogger Linda S. Clare, a fellow hurting parent and author of a recently published book I've been enjoying, Prayers for Parents of Prodigals. When...
Parents with Broken Hearts Can Feel Crazy!
For years I lived my life in excrutiating emotional pain due to the self-destructive choices and struggles of one of my daughters. She suffered with mental health challenges and...
Advice From a Parent Coach: Natural Consequences Can Bring Change
Welcome guest blogger, certified parent and life coach Cathy Taughinbaugh. Cathy provides support for families who struggle with substance use. In this blog post she writes about...
The Olympics and Painful Parenting
I've come to a conclusion after watching the 2020 Olympics. The Olympics and painful parenting have something in common. Like many of the athletes, parents of troubled adult...
A Time to Weep: 4 Practices for Parents of Troubled Kids
My seventeen-year-old-daughter had shown signs of improvement. Taking her newly-prescribed medication for depression and anxiety, she appeared to be coping better…or so I...
A Parent’s Prayer on Hard Days
If you've been on a long, uphill journey with your child and today is a hard day, you've probably run out of ideas of how to pray. I did. Often my best prayer was the simplest,...
How Can Parents in Pain Correct Stinking Thinking?
Are you a parent who suffers from stinking thinking? Do you beat yourself up believing you must have done a terrible job because of how your child turned out? They abuse...
Defining Moments in Parenting
I trudged into my 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom after we’d had yet another argument to the shocking discovery of self-inflicted cuts up and down both of her forearms. My stomach...
Four Steps to Emotional Freedom for Brokenhearted Parents
Yesterday was the 4th of July when we celebrated our freedom as Americans. However, some people are still in bondage...emotional bondage. Brokenhearted parents. Agonizing over...