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Mental Illness Part 2 – When Your Child has Bipolar Disorder
Do you have a son or daughter who has bipolar disorder? Are you confused about what it is or what you can do about it? This is part two in a series on mental illness. This post deals with bipolar disorder: symptoms, causes, treatment and recovery options. Don’t be dismayed, if your loved one follows a recovery plan, they can have a satisfying, productive life. Rescue is possible. Hope is real.
Truths for Parents with Broken Hearts – Part 2
My last blog post covered the first 3 items on my list of truth statements for parents who are in pain. Their pain is the result of the behaviors, choices and struggles of their...
3 Truths for Parents with Broken Hearts – Part 1
Are you a worn out, discouraged parent of a teen or adult child? Your son or daughter may suffer with one of these: mental illness, self-injury, an eating disorder, pornography,...
A Hope-filled Message for Parents in Pain
Today's blog is from my friend and fellow parent on the journey, Sharron Cosby. A previous guest blogger, Sharron is the mom of a recovering addict and a published author. Her...
Are You a Desperate Parent?
Today's blog is from Reach Out Recovery; an Exclusive By Gail Dudley. God’s Message To A Desperate Mom "It doesn’t work that way." As a physician, I have treated many families...
For Parents Who Feel Guilty
Your child's in jail. They have an eating disorder. They cut and slash at their flesh, burn themselves and break bones. They're addicted to porn, sex, drugs or alcohol. They're...
When God Brings Your Troubled Child Home, but Not the Way you Expected
"God has answered prayers and brought our daughter home to us - but she has AIDS!" "My son is back, but he's seriously ill with cirrhosis of the liver. He might need a...
Floods in Parenting
Recently there's been flooding in several states across the country. You may know someone who's been affected. It might even be you. Over the holidays I received a text...
Where Can Hurting Parents Find Help?
*This is a re-post of a blog I wrote a year ago. If you're a hurting parent who's been deeply wounded by your son or daughter's choices, behaviors and troubles you know how...
Mental Health Professor’s Tips to Beat Holiday Blues
*Today's blog was written by Junnelle Hogen. It is a re-post of an article she wrote for the Register-Guard on December 13, 2015. Amid the ever-present Christmas revelry and...
A Hurting Parent’s 12 Days of Christmas
Today I thought I'd take a popular Christmas song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and adapt it's message for you, brokenhearted, weary, disillusioned, disappointed, grieving...
Astrophysicist’s Testimony Encourages Parents of Prodigals
**Today's blog is an excerpt from the testimony of a scientist who was an atheist. I hope you find it encouraging to see how God worked in her life. You may have no clear view of...
An Attitude Brokenhearted Parents Need for Thanksgiving
"Don't give me any attitude!" "I don't like your attitude." "You have a really bad attitude right now." "That attitude won't help." "Lose the attitude." Have you said things like...