"I hate the holidays! They just make me feel worse than I already do. I want to ignore them or not acknowledge them at all, but no one understands." Thanksgiving and Christmas...
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays for Parents in Pain
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The Hurricanes of Parenting
We live in Orlando. We were side-swiped by Hurricane Helene last week. Tragically, many people in northern Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas experienced extreme...
Hurting Parents Can Cope
When you feel like you've lost control of your emotions because of your son or daughter's behaviors and choices how can you cope? What do you do to keep your sanity if your child...
Parenting and Politics
Presidential elections are this fall. I believe with parenting we have a few things in common with politicians: making speeches, addressing problems, protecting reputations and...
The Olympics and Painful Parenting
I've come to a conclusion after watching 2024 Olympic events this week. The Olympics and painful parenting have something in common. Like many of the athletes who didn't get what...
Rip Current Dangers for Struggling Parents
Living an hour from the beaches in Florida, I sometimes hear news reports of drownings on one of the area beaches caused by rip currents. Parents of troubled teen or adult...
Four Steps to Emotional Freedom for Brokenhearted Parents
Thursday is the 4th of July when we celebrate our freedom as Americans. However, some of us still live in bondage ... emotional bondage. Brokenhearted parents are among them....
Mental Illness Part 5 – Helping Parents Understand Borderline Personality Disorder
This is part 5 in a series on mental illness, also called brain disorders. As a parent who once knew nothing about mental illness before my daughter, now thirty seven, was...
Mental Illness Part 4 – Panic Disorder; Help for Parents
Today's post is part 4 in a series on mental illness. Being a parent today is tough. But sometimes parenting can be super-tough. Have you observed unreasonable fears or...
Prayer Can Make the Difference for Struggling Parents
In my life prayer has made all the difference. My prayers are to the God of the Bible, the all-powerful creator of heaven and earth who raised Jesus from the dead. I have an...
A Good Goal and A Practical Tip When Your Child Has a Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Today's post is designed to draw attention to mental illness and offer help to bewldered parents. Brain disorders are not the result of...
5 Activites to Help Weary Parents
I have a deep faith in God and a close walk with him for over 55 years, but my husband's cancer has depleted my reserves. Because Christ lives in me, I consider myself able to...