Persevering Parent: Finding Strength to Raise Your Child with Social, Emotional or Behavioral Challenges

Does your child have social difficulty, get into trouble at school, or struggle with emotional instability? Has he or she been diagnosed with a condition or just seem "difficult"? In either case, it can be daunting to find appropriate treatment and to advocate for your child while coping with your own grief, worry, and fatigue. In Persevering Parent, Dr. Karen Crum offers hope, compassion, and practical guidance to weary or overwhelmed caregivers. This must-read survival guide provides encouragement for every stage of the special-needs parenting journey. Designed for individual or group use, this book includes godly wisdom and simple principles to help parents become more joyful and effective in the life God has given them.

Drawing from professional insight, biblical truth, and stories from real-life parents, Persevering Parent gives readers:

Hope for an uncertain futureSteps toward accepting their "new normal" lifeStrategies to face recurring grief and disappointmentWays to find joy during seasons of sacrificeStrength to love a difficult or defiant childSecrets to living happily ever after