In observance of World Mental Health Day, Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren and his wife, Kay, shared practical advice for parents raising a child with mental illness.
In a Facebook live video, the Warrens, who in 2013 lost their 27-year-old son, Matthew, to suicide, addressed the question: “How do you as parents balance supporting a child with mental illness and at the same support your other children?”
While admitting they often handled the situation “poorly,” the Warrens explained the importance of employing “situational leadership” when it comes to parenting.
“Certain people, you draw the best out of them one way, and certain others you draw the best out of them in another way, and every one of your children of course are totally different,” Rick Warren said.
“It is a myth that you will give equal amounts of time to each of your children and to your spouse,” he continued. “You don’t want to treat your kids equally; you want to treat each kid uniquely because what works with one child doesn’t work with another. If you treat them all the same way, you’re really not a good parent.”
Oftentimes, children who suffer from a mental…
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