I can do that no problem, but it required much more thought than I expected. The question posed was, ‘What does trust mean to you?’Īt first I was like heck yeah. This week I was asked, to do a voice recording for a presentation on trust. Talk with your children (and don’t over-react) So, here are 4 steps that I believe will help you be a better parent when dealing with mental health issuesġ. It’s important that we learn from others experiences. So, knowing what I know now, my goal is to help and encourage other parents. It might be cliche to say, but they did not come with a manual so we’re all doing the best with what we know. ![]() After talking with many others with grown children, it’s not uncommon. We felt guilty, and a little bit like failures as parents.Īre you a new parent? I promise you, at some point you’re going to feel like you’ve failed. ![]() How could I have not known? Why didn’t we seek professional help sooner? Did we leave this too late to ensure her future success? My wife, having dealt with her own mental health issues, felt that it was because of her that our daughter suffered the same fate. This was the moment that I realized just how much of an a–hole I had been. She was diagnosed with generalized anxiety, ADHD in the executive functions and a math learning disability. It was at this point that we received a diagnosis and explanation for her behavior. In 2014 we decided to seek out the services of a psychologist and had a psycho educational assessment completed. In so many ways I failed her, because I simply did not recognize the signs. As a father I said some horrible things to my child in frustration. Some are suicidal, depressed, reclusive, obsessive, paranoid, etc…įor most of her childhood, I misinterpreted her illness as her just being lazy and irresponsible. What’s really nasty about this particular beast is that it portrays itself in so many different ways. Our daughter, like many others struggled with mental health issues that seriously jeopardized her completion of high school.Ĭan we all agree that we hate mental illness? It’s so widely misunderstood by most, unless you have gone through it yourself or have been close to someone who has. You see, we were never sure that we would find ourselves in this place. Collectively, we all gave a huge sigh of relief. Our first of three children just completed her final day of high school on Friday. It’s graduation season and like many parents I’m getting a little emotional about it all. Take a look at the other 4 items in the article by Michael Hyatt and comment below with what speaks to you the most, and what you plan to do about it. Over the last month, I have learned to re-focus on what really matters in the end, and have found that although the circumstances may not have changed, I have a new peace and calm about it all. It’s through the small moments through the day where I allowed worry and stress to enter. Yes, I still read my morning devotions and prayed each day, but once I closed the Bible, that was it for the day. Through all this one thing I found that was not getting the priority it should was my faith. I found that taking a big step back and looking at everything that was on my plate, helped me to identify what I needed to be focusing on. This past month, I really took a big breath and gathered my thoughts. By nature, I have a hard time saying no, so as a result, I often take on more projects at work, than I can really handle, agree to sit on boards that I don’t have the time for, decide to start a home based business( you can check that out here), start courses, books, etc… Reading through those 5 points, the one that stuck out to me the most was point number 3. Today I read and article by Michael Hyatt titled 5 Reasons Why People are Unproductive at Work ![]() I want to be a blogger, and not just some lame blogger that blathers on about meaningless dribble, but someone that brings value to the lives of their readers. ![]() I will write a couple decent posts, interact with my audience, then a couple weeks pass and another post, and then nothing for months. One of the biggest challenges I have in almost all areas of my life is consistency. My last post generated a ton of hits, and really engaged my audience… Since then, I’ve been unmotivated and uninspired to write another post. If you take a few minutes and browse through my archives, you’ll notice that I’ve been MIA for months now.
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