Hey John, a very warm welcome to the forums.
The pain we have as parents when our kids go through stuff is horrible, isn't it?
Rest assured there's HOPE for you and your son!
My first thought to tell you about was "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" by Stephen Covey.
WOW that book is SO powerful!
Such a catalyst for positive CHANGE in ourselves and our families!
The Habit I first thought of for YOU guys is "Seek first to understand, THEN be understood".
This is in relation to our conversations with our child.
I think you'll LOVE this book! I know you and your son would benefit greatly as we all have here.
I first read it around 30y ago and have dipped into it over this time.
The only second tip I want to offer is SELF-CARE and in your case perhaps, RADICAL SELF-CARE.
Yeah sounds weak lol, I thought so too at the time my Counsellor told me to do it when I was at my wit's end with my children's sadness.
I DID it, started a Thread over there >>> and kept it up.
Now these are habits we ALL do in my family and note them to ourselves and each other.
We're all doing great now.
Hope to see you around!
Love EM
