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Mental Illness Part 3 – Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia. A misunderstood and frightening diagnosis for anyone to receive, especially when it is your child. This blog post will give parents the definition, symptoms, causes, treatment and expected recovery for those who have this brain disorder. The source for this information is NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness). The article will also tell where there is help and hope. If that’s what you need today, then this is for you.
7 Lessons 2020 Taught Me NOT to Do
2020 was a rough year for many of you, especially parents with broken hearts. We’ve learned a lot from living through years of heartache, but now we learned more from living...
A Hurting Parent’s Christmas Wish List
As the hurting parent of a daughter who wrestled with substance use, self-injury, mental illness, and suicidal tendencies, my Christmas wish list was short. If you're a...
Thanksgiving for Parents in Pain
Thanksgiving is this week. Can parents in pain give thanks? There was a time when I would have answered that question with a hearty, "No way!" What I wrote today is a twist on...
What I Learned the Day My Husband Almost Died
Easter 2017. I had no idea what was about to happen or how my world would be shaken. Life is full of the unexpected. We can’t see what the future holds and I’m glad. Most...
When Parents Feel Powerless
I clicked my cell phone shut and dropped to my knees on the bedroom floor. Tears streamed down my cheeks. How could this happen again? Nothing we do works. We've tried everything...
10 Ways to Guarantee Your Kids Will Never Want to Talk to You
Parents often complain about their teen or adult kids not talking to them. They never call or keep the conversations short, rarely come around, and don’t appear to enjoy spending...
When You Love a Prodigal
Do you love a prodigal? Do you feel like you've wandered in a desert wilderness too long? Are you depleted, running on fumes? I have a special treat for you today. I'm honored to...
5 Statements Parents Can Make When their Child Struggles with Mental Illness
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...
Dealing with Mom Guilt
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...
3 Things that Could Help Parents Stop Enabling and Let Go
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...
3 Steps for Parents in a Desert Season
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?
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?...