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How to answer when your child asks why they have mental illness

My eleven-year-old asks me why God made him broken and I do not know what to say because some days I wonder the same thing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children's spiritual questions about their suffering can expose parents' own crisis of faith and meaning.

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“Where Are You with Parenting a child with mental health challenges?”

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