Posts Tagged ‘Support and Help for Parents’
Is KIK Safe for Your Teen?
The KIK App has now claimed another child’s life. In this situation, it was through the luring of a young, vulnerable and hurting teen who was looking for friendship and a source of support because of bullying in school. Kik came on the scene about five years ago and today there are millions of app…
Read MoreSilence.
It’s been days, weeks, months, and for some of you…years. Still you wait. You wonder if God even hears you. You have prayed and prayed and now have come to a dreaded conclusion in your mind. You have started to doubt in God. You imagine God lowering His head to listen to every word of…
Read MoreDesperate Parents Who Think They Are Helping Their Teen
In the news recently was the mother who tried to buy a baby for her 14 year-old daughter who desperately wanted a child. Despite the fact of how very wrong this was, I did have some understanding of why this mother made the choices that she did. When you see your child hurting, you as…
Read MoreStarting Anew in 2017!
For many of us parents with teens and young adults who struggle and hurting throughout the year, we look forward to leaving the past behind and starting anew on New Year’s Day. This past year, for a few of my friends with teens and young adults in crisis, they have had to weather the depths…
Read MoreNo Matter the Season, God is With Us
My life has been a crazy one this past year. Because I write about teens in crisis does not mean that I no longer have a teen who is struggling. In fact, as the time grows closer to adulthood, new struggles have popped up. At times, I am weary and wonder when my almost adult…
Read MoreBeing Thankful With a Teen in Crisis
I remember many times during the year in which a holiday or birthday, mother’s day or father’s day didn’t turn out the way I had hoped. This transpired quite a few years in a row when the time to be excited and happy was more like dread or discouragement. Thanksgiving wasn’t much different. It was…
Read MoreGod’s Answers to a Parent Who Feels Hopeless
YOU SAY – “It’s impossible” A teen in crisis is beyond overwhelming. You don’t even know where to start in getting help or if they can even be healed of their crisis. I can tell you that this is not true. In God’s eyes, He knows differently. He will be your Anchor in the midst…
Read MoreA Teen in Crisis Was Not on My Bucket List
You made a bucket list in your mind of all the things you want to do for yourself in life. Maybe it’s picking up an instrument that you’ve been aching to learn. Possibly, it’s a desire to write a fiction book based off of your life. Maybe your creative juices are flowing to paint that…
Read MoreThe Phone Call
While being busy at home, I received a phone call. Saying hello several times and not hearing a reply, I listened to see if I could figure out who was calling. To my surprise it was someone that I knew. They had no idea that their cell phone accidentally automated my phone number. After yelling…
Read MoreIf you pull too tight the wrong way, it’ll hit you right in the face!
Imagine, you are pulling a rubber-band with your hands. The intended target is across the room. You are ready and aimed to fire. To your surprise however, it slips from position and snaps right back at your face, leaving a nice big red mark across your nose. Ouch! In reality, that is sometimes the very…
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