Suicide is a growing problem among teens and young adults. Worried, frightened parents need help. Are you concerned about your child? Have you wondered if there's anything you...
My Child Might Be Suicidal – What Can a I Do? Part 1
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Suicide: The Ultimate Family Secret
What impacts countless lives worldwide every day sending out waves of pain and suffering? Suicide, the ultimate family secret. Suicide devastates families, breaks hearts, and...
7 Lies of Suicide: A 14 year-old’s Goodbye Letter
Has your son or daughter struggled with suicidal thoughts? Have they made an attempt to end their life? Maybe you know someone else who has been impacted by suicide. My daughter...
Parents with Broken Hearts Can Feel Crazy!
For years I lived my life in excrutiating emotional pain due to the self-destructive choices and struggles of one of my daughters. She suffered with mental health challenges and...
How Can Parents in Pain Correct Stinking Thinking?
Are you a parent who suffers from stinking thinking? Do you beat yourself up believing you must have done a terrible job because of how your child turned out? They abuse...
A Good Goal and A Practical Tip When Your Child Has a Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Today's blog is designed to draw attention to mental illness and offer help to bewldered parents. "You'll get over it." "Snap out of it."...
4 Ways Parents Can Live With An Unsolved Problem
As parents we have a special relationship with our children...or we hoped we would. We have a deep emotional connection with them along with a strong sense of responsibility for...
For Parents: When Love Hurts on Valentine’s Day
Intense pain gripped my heart when I felt rejected by my daughter. What do we do when our beloved children don't love us back in the way we long for? Aren't our sons and...
My Favorite Resources for Brokenhearted Parents of Troubled Kids
When my husband and I began our difficult journey with one of our children we had no idea who to turn to or where to find the resources we needed. Clueless, we isolated....
5 Practical Steps to Restoration from Anxiety by Caris Snider
Please welcome today’s guest blogger, fellow author, Caris Snider. We met and became friends at a writer’s conference. I asked Caris to write a blog for me because she has...
Holidays Can Be Hard for Parents in Pain
Dear parent in pain, we at Hope for Hurting Parents know that the holidays can be extra hard for you. I hope today's post will bring you some much-needed encouragement. "What...
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...