Hold on Tight
A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness
Published on 2. March 2023
146 pages
978-1-998841-00-4 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of a Mom''s Choice Awards Gold Medal, Jan Stewart describes her raw and emotional journey raising two children with multiple mental health disorders. It''s a roller coaster of emotions, from the time they were born to the present as young adults in their 30s. Pulling no punches, Jan describes moments of terrifying fear, pain, and hopelessness, as well as of awe, pride, and hope. While brutally honest, Hold on Tight is a love song to Jan''s children. The book educates and empowers parents so that both they and their children can lead more fulfilling lives. Her compelling parental advice includes: . Trust your gut. . Persevere in identifying the right professionals, diagnoses, and treatments. . Insist on an integrated partnership approach with all those involved in each child''s care. *And never give up.
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03/2023
Barlow Book Publishing inc.
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Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Andrew
- The Early Years
- Growing Concerns
- Rituals and Rages
- The First Diagnosis
- The Rages Continue
- Diagnostic Progress
- A Nugget of Hope
- Finding the Right Fit
- High School Approaches
- Andrew the Teenager
- Coming Home
- Entering the World of Work
- Meeting Mrs. Robinson
- A Place of His Own
- Health Challenges
- Guardianship
- Downward Spiral
- Employment Challenges
- Job Change
- Positive Life Changes
- Behaviour Escalation
- Taking the Stage
- Andrew Today
- Ainsley
- The Early Years
- Early Cracks
- Four-Legged Friends
- Finding the Right School
- Mounting Anxiety
- Learning Through Challenges
- Return to Camp
- The Long-Awaited Transition
- Grandmothers' Love
- Joining Andrew
- Behaviour Transformation
- Graduation
- Off to University
- Dating Challenges
- Unravelling
- Complications
- Returning to College
- Entering the World of Work
- Attacked
- Moving Forward . and Out
- Ainsley Today
- Insights
- Telling Our Story
- What We've Learned
- The Ride Continues
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover
