The following is taken from a newsletter to the parents of youth at a local church with my additions. If your child is in full-blown rebellion, no matter how old they are, there...
4 Things the Parent of a Rebellious Child Can Do
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Something Hurting Parents Can Do
Focus on the Family recently asked 5,000 adults what they wished their parents had done differently during times of conflict, they gave these three responses most often: They...
Struggling Parents Need This More Than Anything Else
What do you need when your son's drinking is beginning to damage his life and he won't listen to your warnings? What do you need when your daughter is depressed, cutting herself...
Hope Rises from the Ashes of Dark Knight Shooting in Colorado
Friday night, July 20, I wrote most of this blog before the tragic, heartbreaking shooting in Aurora, Colorado had happened. I actually posted it at 9:10 PM that night...
Hurricane Irene and Losses in Parenting
Hurricane Irene wreaked great damage, loss of property and lives last week. Since I live in central Florida and having grown up in Miami, I am only too familiar with what...
Thankful even in pain
There is so much to be thankful for even when we are in pain from having a child that is breaking our heart. You may say, as I once did, "How can I? There is nothing to be...
Powerless to Change My Child
"I can’t. God can. I think I’ll let him!” I love this statement. I think it should be the motto of every parent of a challenging, troubled child. If your son or daughter...
Waiting
(This is an excerpt from a great book, Praying Prodigals Home, by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock.) Of all the strategies we could suggest, waiting is perhaps the hardest. ...