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...
When Parents Feel Powerless
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10 Ways to Guarantee Your Kids Will Never Want to Talk to You
Parents often complain about their teen or adult kids not talking to them. They never call or keep the conversations short, rarely come around, and don’t appear to enjoy spending...
3 Things that Could Help Parents Stop Enabling and Let Go
It’s not easy for a parent to stop enabling and let go, but when your child is involved in self-destructive choices, you need to because it’s the right thing to do—for you and...
3 Steps for Parents in a Desert Season
Welcome today's guest blogger, my friend *Tina Yeager. Deadly viruses and economic struggles have stranded us in a wasteland which seems endless. We hike up one dune of hope for...
For Discouraged Parents: One Thing That Will Never Change
I love my daughter with all my heart. In her teens and young adulthood that love was severely tested. During the years of her substance abuse and untreated mental health needs,...
6 Ways Parents of Troubled Children Can Stay Emotionally Healthy
How can you stay emotionally healthy when your child is troubled? I tried everything I could think of to save my troubled daughter with little success. Feeling inadequate, one...
Four Steps to Freedom for Parents of Prodigals
The fourth of July was this past weekend. This holiday is a day we Americans celebrate our independence and freedom. But there’s a growing number of people who didn't feel...
A Hope-filled Story of Transformation
Today we are a little over halfway through 2020. What a year, right? If you're a parent in pain due to the behaviors and choices of your son or daughter, this might not be a good...
When Father’s Day Hurts
Father's Day is today. Are you a dad with a broken heart? Are you weighed down with pain, worry, fear, and rejection? If so, Father's Day can be hard. Positive memories from when...
Parents of Struggling Kids Need to Remember This
Welcome today’s guest blogger, pastor and father Nick Watts. Nick writes from the heart of a fellow wounded parent. His son Jordan died by sucide. Nick's words carry weight for...
8 Truths and 8 Promises for Fearful Parents
Parents of troubled teens or adults have a big problem—fear. This negative emotion becomes a monkey on our back and a monster in our minds. It’s a tyrannical, heartless dictator...
Burdened Parents: Don’t Quit Praying
I believe in the power of prayer, especially for burdened parents. Our prayers can move the hands of God. Prayer is our hotline to heaven, our way of communicating with him. And...