Posts Tagged ‘Support and Help for Parents’
Guest Post: A Healing Environment by Nathana Clay
Last week I was filling up the water cooler for youth group when one of our 16-year-old girls came into the kitchen. She leaned back against the counter, looked at the ground, and said “Danny and I broke up.” No small talk, just straight to the center of her hurting heart.
Read MoreFollow Through
Kat: “So what happened when you got in trouble with your parents for what you were doing?” Desi: “They told me that they were going to take me to the police station to have a talk with somebody.” Kat: “And did you?” Desi: “No, they probably forgot all about it. Besides, they never follow…
Read MoreSibling Abuse
He slammed her into the corner and began to punch her in the chest. Screaming for help, her mother came running and immediately laid down the law that you do not hit a girl and even more so, your sister. Sadly, this is more common than you think. So common that they gave a name…
Read MoreSelf Harm: It Isn’t Just Cutting!
There is a show called, “Strange Addictions” that covers a huge gamut of self-prescribed addictive behaviors from licking the fur off of a cat and eating it, stinging yourself with bees or even sniffing/snorting moth balls. Although there were many other strange and peculiar self-harming addictions, some common factors stood out. Many found their addiction…
Read MoreSiblings Can Be in Their Own Crisis Too!
A perspective that is not normally focused on is how siblings handle someone in crisis within the family home and its effects on them. I chose to do an informal Q & A with my oldest daughter (BJ) who had to deal with a sibling in crisis so that parents could get a view into…
Read MoreI Don’t Love My Child Anymore She Said – Or Does She?
When parents with teens in crisis get overwhelmed with no hope, they start a process within them to protect their heart. It is called, “Detachment”. For many parents, this is not something willingly expressed but instead suppressed. If you think about it, how many moms and dads with teens in crisis are willing to openly…
Read MoreWith A Heavy Heart We Push Forward
This past week I was blindsided. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion but it quickly turned into a time of speechlessness, shock, and a heavy spirit. The fact is, when you have teens and young adult children, they are bound to do something that rips at your heart. It makes you realize that…
Read More3 Steps Forward 2 Steps Back
Have you ever heard of the expression, “3 Steps Forward, 2 Steps Back”? I know I have and believe me, I hated it for a long time. Why? Because we have a tendency to look at the negative first instead of the positive. Raising teenagers and dealing with the crises day in and day out,…
Read MorePride Goeth Before the Fall of Your Children
Today, many parents rather be prideful, choose denial or keep secrets than consider first the welfare of their teens. I’m not talking about those who would normally feel embarrassed or feel shame about their family’s situation or too scared to talk about it. But I am talking about those who had been offered help from…
Read MoreThere is Hope for the Holidays When You Have a Teen Hurting
The holidays are around the corner and for many parents with teens in crisis it is often overwhelming to think about. Celebrating times with family and friends is not something we can even think about when living in a bubble with a struggling and hurting teen. In years past I had often dreaded the holidays.…
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