When Children Come Out, Mark Yarhouse
When Children Come Out, Mark Yarhouse
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When Children Come Out
A Guide for Christian Parents

Author: Mark Yarhouse, Olya Zaporozhets

Narrator: Fred Sanders

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/28/2023

Synopsis

When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves navigating unfamiliar, unsettling terrain. Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets, therapists and researchers with decades of experience, have written this book to provide perspective, insight, and the chance to learn from others who've shared a similar journey. Using data from studies of Christian parents of LGBTQ+ children, they deliver research-based insights and faithful wisdom that is accessible for parents, their friends, and church leaders.

Yarhouse and Zaporozhets reframe the focus away from "culture war" questions that are not helpful to families in favor of practical counsel for maintaining and deepening relationships. Parents and the church leaders who care for them will benefit from understanding key developmental considerations among teenagers and emerging adults who are navigating questions around sexual and gender identity and faith.

Identifying common patterns while acknowledging the uniqueness of each family, here is a book to guide parents in processing their own experiences, beliefs, and relationship with God. They will also discover techniques to reduce fear-based parenting choices and to express love, as the parent-child relationship continues to change and grow over time.

About Mark Yarhouse

Mark Yarhouse, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Chair of Psychology in the School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he leads the Sexual & Gender Identity Institute. Yarhouse has authored or coauthored several books, including the well-received Understanding Gender Dysphoria.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Renae on September 30, 2022

"Nowhere does the Bible list hatred or abandonment among the list of attributes God seeks in a parent to raise one of his uniquely created children." This book will not give you a step by step hermeneutic for how you, as the parent of a gay child should address the issue. It is not an apologetic for......more

Goodreads review by Conrade on October 15, 2022

Activists hold annual parades to celebrate their sexual orientation. Politicians flaunt their support to garner votes. Many organizations have also enshrined gender equality for all forms of self-identified sexualities. For all the public acceptance, there are still some in the private sphere who ar......more

Goodreads review by Monica on June 29, 2023

I HIGHLY recommend this book as a parent who has gone through this very situation. I would also recommend it for loved ones, friends, youth pastors and pastors. The authors handle a tough, volatile topic in a very gentle way. They share through their experiences in counseling families and research t......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 12, 2023

Thank you netgalley for this ARC. I am leaving an 100% honest review. I would not recommend for a child to read, but I would recommend a parent to pick it up. I actually already did, I have a friend with a son that I feel would benefit from reading this book. I enjoy how the book focuses on the parent......more

Goodreads review by Persnickety on October 26, 2022

This was an interesting read and a had a lot of helpful information. Navigating how to help your child come out and how to deal with people and issues can be tricky. It can feel isolating and knowing how to best help is hard if it is outside of your own experience. This book provided comfort and wis......more

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