For desperate parents..hope and help
935264
Deep in the doldrums of sadness, I was lifted so immensely. Adolescence is so horrid for everyone (regardless of Asperger's). Realizing this was WRITTEN by a 13 year old with AS,I knew Luke Johnson has walked the walk our son is walking. I had so much respect for our son! I can actually talk to him in ways that he gets that I get it. I am ordering 2 more copies. One for the School and one for his MD's office.
3655182
This book is very important for parents to understand the proper training and bringing up of children.  It will help those parents that are sick and tired of the "Worlds" way do raising children.  It will help new christian parents to change their parenting style to be more godly.  It will help "old" christians to realize how much of the world has crept into their homes.  This is a must read for anyone who has a "strong-willed" child, a child labled as ADD, ADHD, and other sicknesses.

Win back the hearts of your children today - don't let the devil have them - read this book and change your ways.
4848566
Thank you for writing this.  I hope it helps somebody that may be going through similar situations.
1898109
So helpful for parents with no clue where to start with the worse program the government ever came up with for our kids education.
3064412
The greatest joy for christian parents is  knowing their children have a strong faith in Jesus. We know that such a faith will sustain them through difficult times, frustrations, and disappointments. Perhaps the greatest fear of christian parents is that even though you take your kids to church their entire lives, send them to youth events, pray for them, and give them every opportunity, in the end, they may have only been relying on your faith, not their own.

A challenge for the church is helping youth transition from their parents faith to their own. It is this challenge that Ryan and Josh Shook address in their book Firsthand. Having four teenagers, this book directly relates to the hope I have for my children.

As young adults move away from the influence of their parents they must find their own path and their faith must become their own. A second hand faith will only let them down. Sadly, for many parents the hope of a first hand faith will go unfulfilled. Too many parents stand by helplessly as they watch their children walk away from a faith that means so much to them.

Ryan and Josh know what it is like to grow up with a second hand faith. Being the children of pastors is never easy. Ryan and Josh grew up living a seemingly christian life, but never made faith their own. As they moved into the world they discovered that second hand faith is not enough. Ryan and Josh share their journey as pastor's kids with a second hand faith that left them empty, to a firsthand faith that sustains, encourages, and transforms them for God's glory.

They share their journey hoping that their story might encourage others who are struggling because they are living a secondhand faith. The book is well written and is easy to read. It addresses issues those growing up in the church may experience. They encourage their readers to reflect and not settle for their parent's faith, but embrace Jesus for themselves.
1551593
When I was asked to review Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe, I couldn't wait to read it (just as a disclosure, I was given a copy of Desperate in exchange for an objective review. The opinions shared are completely mine). Sarah Mae is a bloggy friend of mine, so for that reason alone I was excited about it. I didn't know how it would apply to me, because I'm a mom of an only child who is now 13. I'm not a mom of toddlers or young children who needs help just to make it through the day.

But wait a minute...I DO need help to make it through the day. As I creep ever so closer to that "M" word, my body has decided to flake out on me. I've had more health issues in the last three years than I had the first 39 years of my life, TOTAL. It's all I can do to get out of bed some days. I get done what I have to get done, and that's about it. I do have good days, and I'm not a completely run-down mom, but there are just those days...

Which is why I shouldn't have been surprised at how much I have highlighted and underlined in Desperate.

You don't have to be a mom of young children to need Hope.

Do you need encouragement as a mom of ANY age? Desperate is that encouragement.
3516871
This is a terrific insperational book.  Weather you have a child with special needs, or are just a parent who wants the best for your child, this book takes you through the journey of one mothers love for her child. I have felt the pain and heartache that every parent at one time or another has to endure, and cannot imagine having to deal with all the things that this family had to go through with the added struggles that JD faced.  I can only hope and pray that I can advocate and be a rock for my children in such a way.
3883893
It's wonderful to read a story about the complexities that children have to deal with as their parents age.  We have so much information about raising children, but not enough about dealing with our parents as they age.  Thank you for sharing your story.
1195265
I love this book ...i think all parents new or not to parenting ...need to remember your the foundation to your child's life and this book helps you remember and think of the little things so many of us seem to forget...life is too short and we are all our kids have ..so we all need to become a better parent and this book helps with that if you have. 1 child or 10 they all deserve a responsible parent and to be happy..I think this book would be great shower gift to new moms and dads who need help to guide them on there way to be good parents!!! and those who have kids its a great reminder not to forget the small thing..
be there for your children!!!!
I want to thank the Author Geralyn StJoseph for the great reminder we all could use to help us become stronger and better parents for our kids!!!!!
4536645
Great  Book ! !..it's  the real Parents Worse Nightmare ,Story . and well make you feel  the sadness, the  guttwrenching  fear of the not knowing what to do where to go or who to trust. And, overwhelmed  guilt of being so helpless, and worthless as a Parent . But it does bring out a capability of  vengeance and vigalants you can Taste.
4932577
We live in a country where one of every six children is a child with special needs. We live in a country where, as parents, we often do not know the special need exists...and, of course, we seemingly are "expected" to have "perfect" children (which is and could not be true, in fact, for any of us or any of our children. We live in a country where too often special needs are not noticed or detected for years, and years, and years. And we live in a country where people who are faced in their families with one special need, understandably use their energies only on that need. Were we to aggregate our collective energies on behalf of all children with special needs, we would have a mighty force working for progress.

But there is help and hope -- truly good help and  hope -- out there. One very good source is Anne Ford's new book, "The Forgotten Child." Honest. Poignant. This is a masterfully helpful resource -- a gift even -- for parents and families.
229810
The abusive parent becomes mentally disabled to process the reality of the other loving parent. The abusive parent believes they are protecting their child from the other parent from the abuse they received as a child. It is fascinating and heartbreaking. To all those parents suffering from the loss of a child PLEASE read this book. Their is hope. You can save your child. Protect them and help them to heal. Stay strong and never give up on your child.
713045
This book exudes HOPE in a world that wants to tell you they don't know why your child can't speak or why they are so sick, in a world that tells you your child may never go to school or  live alone, in a world that tells you to go home and love them because there is no cure or treatment for what they call all sorts of things like- Autism, PANDAS, Sensory Porcessing disorder, allergies, ADHD, Mitochondrial Disease/Dysfunction, etc.

Thank you Thinking Moms Revolution for publishing stories of hope and healing... in a world that does not like to use these words, I am thankful that you DO!
4219985
This book has COMPLETELY changed how I parent my children. I have learned so much reading this book and it has given me so much hope!!
3965703
Great Book for those of us struggling with an adult child who has chosen to not make their parents a part of their lives.  A lot of information, but what strikes me the most is Sheri saying often that we parents who are going through this need to "take care of ourselves", and understand that every parent who is not going through this does not understand it, but it's OK that they do not.  It is what it is, and leave it at that.
1892169
As a parent your hope starts with a proper diet. Look up dr morse and see how your child can improve from and 80 percent raw fruit diet. It has helped reverse MS even.
3220686
This book helped me look honestly at issues that, as a parent of a child with an addiction, I had been purposely avoiding.  Guilt, shame, fear, letting go (there was a biggy!!).  As I read and worked through these areas in my own life, I was better able to respond to my son in an appropriate way that is more likely to help and encourage him rather than cause him to feel that he is just a huge disappointment to us.  It also motivated me to dig in and read other books on related topics and now we will soon be starting a "Hope for Hurting Parents" chapter in our church.  Thank you Dena and Tom!
"