When Your Child Is Hurting
Every now and then, a book comes along that helps both parents of typical kids and those with special needs kids. When Your Child Is Hurting is one of them.
When Your Child Is Hurting
The book’s author and mother of five kids, Glynnis Whitwer is transparent as she shares personal experiences and lessons learned while parenting her own children. The chapters deal with every day issues kids face: loneliness, stress, failure, grief, bullying, body awareness and insecurity. Glynnis begins each chapter with an example of the issue, then provides information, resources, practical tips and a biblical perspective on how to address it. The chapters end with suggested memory verses, encouraging quotes and questions for journalling or discussion.
Special Needs Issues
Depending on the severity of your child’s condition, most chapters can be adapted for parents of special needs kids. In the last three chapters of the book, Whitwer addresses specific special needs: physical disabilities, learning problems, and knowing when to seek professional help.
Parenting all Your Children
Sometimes, parents are so focused upon the demands of their special needs child, the other kids in the family feel overlooked. This book could be especially helpful for those parents by helping them identify and address the behaviors of all the children in their family. The book is available at amazon.com and in Christian bookstores.
Glynnis Whitwer
If you would like to learn more about Glynnis, visit her blog, WelcomeHome.com. She’d love it if you left a comment about how her book helped you parent your hurting child!
Happy Reading,
Jolene Philo
