Description: In When Your Adult Child Strays, author and speaker Jim Burns comes alongside mothers and fathers whose adult children have disregarded the values and faith commitments they were raised with. As a trusted expert, Jim gives practical advice to help parents adjust expectations, mend relationships, and foster stronger connections than ever before.
Brief description:
Jim Burns is the founder of HomeWord. He speaks to thousands of people around the world each year and has more than three million resources in print in over twenty languages. His popular podcast, HomeWord with Jim Burns, continues to grow. Jim writes and speaks on how to enable strong marriages, confident parents, empowered kids, and healthy leaders. His books include Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out; Finding Joy in the Empty Nest; Have Serious Fun; Creating an Intimate Marriage; and When Your Adult Child Strays. Jim and his wife, Cathy, live in Southern California and have three daughters, three sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.
Review Quotes: Parents can get stuck in a loop of blame and discouragement when adult kids leave faith behind. What if I had been more or less strict? What if I had been more present? This book will address the questions in your heart and fill you with hope for your family's future. Jim Burns shows you how to accept your kids with open arms even when you don't approve of their decisions.--Arlene Pellicane, author of Making Marriage Easier and host of the Happy Home podcast