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This Isn’t How You Thought It Would Go
Even when your adult child chooses a different path, you don’t have to lose connection. You just need a new way to approach it.
Many parents feel unprepared for this stage of the journey. The distance, the disagreements, and the tension around faith, identity, or life choices can make it seem like everything you once built together is slowly slipping away.
But there is hope. You can learn how to lower conflict, rebuild trust, and move from frustration to influence in a way that keeps the relationship intact.
If your son or daughter has drifted from faith, family, or the values you raised them with, you may be asking painful questions:
“Where did I go wrong?”
“Is there anything I can do now?”
“Will our relationship ever heal?”
If your adult child is struggling, you are not alone.
Many parents carry a kind of silent grief over the choices their adult children make. It’s not always visible to others, but it’s deeply felt. Questions, tension, and a sense of distance that weren't supposed to be part of the story.
What once felt certain can suddenly feel fragile, leaving you unsure of how to respond or where to go from here.
The pain of watching your child drift from faith.
Relationships don’t usually break all at once; they slowly drift without intentional connection and understanding.
Broken communication or growing distance
What was once easy now feels tense or distant, and without the right approach, that gap only continues to grow.
The quiet heartbreak of feeling powerless
You want to help, fix, or guide, but instead feel stuck, unsure what to say or how to move forward.
This is one of the hardest seasons a parent can face.
And yet...
There is still hope.
This book will help you move from heartache to hope.
Inside, When Your Adult Child Strays, you’ll learn how to:
- Respond with grace instead of panic
- Maintain a relationship even during disagreement
- Release guilt and find peace as a parent
- Pray and trust God through uncertainty
- Love your adult child without losing your convictions
Meet Jim Burns
For more than 40 years, Jim Burns has helped parents navigate the complex challenges of family life.
As the founder of HomeWord and a trusted voice in Christian parenting, Jim has walked alongside millions of families through seasons of struggle, faith, and reconciliation.
But Jim understands something many experts overlook:
Parents in this season don’t just need advice. They need hope.
In When Your Adult Child Strays, Jim combines biblical wisdom, real-life stories, and practical guidance to help parents navigate this difficult journey with grace and faith.
Go Deeper with the When Your Adult Child Strays Online Course
Don’t just read it, walk through it.
A 6-session guided course designed to help you process, apply, and live out what you’re learning.
Each session includes:
- Teaching video
- Session content overview
- Practical next steps you can actually follow
Built for real conversations and real relationships.
Designed to be experienced:
- On your own or at your own pace
- With your spouse through guided discussion
- In a small group for deeper support and insight
