resilience Archives - HOPEFUL MOM

October 4, 2026October 2, 2026

AI Can’t Solve Your Child’s Loneliness

Amber Garrett Carroll creates resources and trainings for parents. She understands one of the newest issues confronting our children, AI, and she’s here to help us understand its effects. I hope you find her message helpful. Be sure to check out her new book, Ready to Talk: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Gender and Sexuality.

Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to near necessity with astonishing speed. Just a few years ago, predictions that AI would become part of everyday life seemed absurd to most of us. But today, students use AI tools to brainstorm essays, professionals rely on it to draft emails, and businesses increasingly build it into customer service phone trees.

August 2, 2026July 30, 2026

Your Child Needs Safe Enough, Not Perfect

I met Dr. Carol several years ago and have admired her ever since. Her sweet spirit is magnetic, and her knowledge is extensive. In her presence, you feel seen and heard. I’m thrilled that she’s back at Hopeful Mom helping parents understand what a safe enough parent looks like.

Your child has gotten involved in pornography or something similar. You’ve worked hard to keep your nervous system from going berserk. You may wonder, “What did I do to let this happen?” Some aspects of how you related to your child either now or in the past may leave you feeling overwhelmed, embarrassed, or sad. Some people tend to give up at that point. Others try to shift blame to the child, or step up the boundaries or controls.

But what your child needs most of all is a safe enough presence. They don’t need you to be perfect; they need you to be with them, to see them, and to care.

April 20, 2026April 11, 2026

When Life Disrupts: How Families Learn to Adapt and Heal

Only 1 in 7 married parents meet the criteria for resilience.

When an email about a 2024 study conducted by Barna [i] landed in my inbox a few weeks ago, I was intrigued. And encouraged. Resilience can be measured. It can also be learned. Good news for parents, especially those of us dealing with a child’s unhealthy behavior.

What is resilience? “The process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.”[ii]

Flexibility. Adjustment. Adapting. Bouncebackability. All qualities of resiliency.