When things started to go wrong in your child's life, even though you gave your best and did all you knew to do, did you start asking "why?" Why is this happening to me? Why...
The holiday season can be a very difficult time for parents whose sons and daughters are engaging in destructive, unwise behaviors or suffer with a mental illness. In my last...
Have you ever been startled awake in the middle of the night from a phone call with bad news about your son or daughter? If you're reading this, like me, you probably have. One...
As a parent of a child who suffers from addictions, any self-destructive behavior (like an eating disorder or cutting), a mental illness or a sexual identity issue, we tend to...
The terrible shooting in DC last week was shocking on many levels. One that really struck me as a parent of a child who suffers with a mental illness is that the shooter was...
What promises can you count on when your child is abusing drugs or alcohol, has an eating disorder, cuts themselves, suffers with a mental illness, is promiscuous, has same-sex...
Let's be honest - sometimes parents of troubled teens to adults are depleted. The years of rebellion, substance abuse, mental illness and out of control behaviors take a toll....
The Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman trial is over. Many people all over the country are upset about the outcome. There have been riots in some cities. No matter what your opinion...
If you are a parent who is hurting due to the self-destructive choices your child is making, or if they suffer from a mental illness and the repercussions of these things are...
Insanity - "doing something the same way over and over again and expecting different results." According to this, I must be insane. I've tried to control, fix, and change my...
Are you a mom or dad who is so frustrated, angry, and fed up with your son or daughter you wish you could quit being their parent? You don't want the job any more. You want to...
This is the last in a series of seven posts on the major mental illnesses, also called brain disorders. As a parent who once knew nothing about these things before my daughter,...