Being the parent of a wayward child who struggles with an addiction, is incarcerated, self-injures, is in a same-sex relationship, suffers with a brain disorder or a host of...
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Are You the Parent of an Addict?
Have you ever found yourself in a place where you didn't know your way around? You had no map to help you get your bearings or direct you to where you needed to go. You were...
How Can Parents Deal with Difficult Emotions?
Have you ever felt like your fears and anxieties about your child were getting the best of you? Did you wonder how in the world you were going to cope with the myriad of things...
When a Parent Needs to Love their Child at a Distance
Have you been caught in the middle of a storm with your son or daughter that feels like it will never be over? The phone calls in the middle of the night; collect calls from jail...
How a Support Group Can Help Hurting Parents
Are you a mom or dad who thought you'd lose your mind from fear and worry over your beloved child? Powerless, you stood by watching while they began going down the wrong road of...
When Parents Dreams Turn into Disappointments
Today's blog is an excerpt from the book I'm writing about my difficult journey as a parent. “No one is exempt from tragedy or disappointment—God himself was not exempt. Jesus...
A New Kind of Hope for Parents with Broken Hearts
Have you ever felt hopeless about your child? They were arrested - again. Now they're facing a longer jail or prison sentence. Have you reached the point where you couldn't...
Where is Help if Your Child Struggles Like Robin Williams Did?
Since Robin Williams' tragic death, there has been volumes written and discussed about addiction, recovery, depression and suicide in the media. Depression. Substance Abuse....
What Can Make the Difference for Parents with Troubled Children?
Have you found yourself in the position of not liking like the person your child has become? When they're rude, hurtful, disrespectful and downright hateful it's hard not to....
Frustrated Parents: Who’s listening when you’re talking?
As parents, we naturally do a lot of talking, especially to our kids. However, as they get older, become teenagers, and grow into adulthood, for many of us, it seems like we...
God’s Care for Your Struggling Child
Is your child struggling to survive? Has their well-being been compromised by an addiction to drugs or alcohol, time spent in jail or prison, a mental health issue, same-sex...
Something Weary Parents Lack
Today's blog is a re-post from February 2013. Are you a weary parent? Are you drained? Depleted? Worn out from dealing with your child's rebelliousness, alcohol and drug...