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The Olympics and Painful Parenting
My husband and I enjoy watching Olympic events. As I watched this week, it occured to me that the Olympics and painful parenting have something in common. Like many of the athletes who didn’t win a medal, parents of troubled adult children are discouraged from dashed hopes and unsuccessful attempts to control the outcome of their children’s lives. What can help us let go of needing to control? In this post I list 5 choices. I’d love to hear what you think!
Hope for Hurting Parents of Inmates – Part 1
Meet today's guest blogger and author, Ellen Gee. I'm very excited about a three-part series she wrote for us to hurting parents of inmates. I believe her insights will be of...
Hope for Sad Parents on Easter
Easter isn't a happy day for many parents. It brings a heavy weight of sadness when a child is struggling or has withdrawn, not wanting any contact. They may not even know where...
New Hope for Brokenhearted Parents at Easter
Brokenhearted parents have been on my mind as Easter Sunday draws near. Is this you? You're depleted and hopeless. Things have gotten worse. You haven’t seen any change at all....
Bipolar Diagnosis for Your Child? This Book Will Help!
Do you have a son or daughter who has been given the mental health diagnosis of bipolar? Was it hard for you to believe it could be true? Did you wonder what this would mean for...
Hope Hooks for Parents Who’ve Lost Hope
Today we are pleased to share the writings of a mom who has been on a difficult parenting journey like many of us. Her son is a recovering drug addict. She has become a dear...
Eight Ways to Tell if Your Child Lying
Have you struggled to believe your child would actually lie to you? Were you like me, always surprised when you caught your son in a lie? When you discovered your daughter's...
A Source of Help for Parents in Pain
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...
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?...