Never Let Go: How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness

by Suzanne Alderson

How to help your child with mental illness through partnering, not parenting.

Never Let Go is a supportive and practical guide for parents looking after a child with a mental illness. Suzanne Alderson understands the agonising struggle of bringing a child back from the brink of suicide, having spent three years supporting her own daughter through recovery. Her method of ‘partnering, not parenting’ has now helped thousands of other parents through her charity, Parenting Mental Health.

Combining Suzanne's honest personal experience with expert input from psychologists, this book provides parents with the methods and knowledge they need to support, shield and strengthen their child as they progress towards recovery. Chapters include a background to the mental health epidemic, why a new method of parenting is crucial, how to change your thinking about mental health and practical advice on solutions to daily problems including accepting the new normal, dealing with others, and looking after yourself as well as your child.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

304 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2020

Reviews

[Dee Lawton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very necessary book, exploring themes of supporting a child through mental illness as well as tips and ideas for parents trying to support themselves through an unnerving, emotional and exhausting time.

All of these practical measures are framed within a moving but hopeful account of the author’s experience of partnering her daughter through mental illness. I am so pleased that I read this book, I have taken a great deal from it and I will likely read it again many times.

[Julia Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you

Thank you so much for writing your story to help others. Your book has transformed my mindset and how I will now cope and partner moving forward. I can't thank you enough. I wish CAMHS recommend it to me on day one although I did see the advert in their waiting room - so grateful I did. Heart felt thanks to you helping me understand.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

If your child is struggling with their mental health this is a must read, it gives so much knowledge & understanding & is the most insightful books I’ve come across… it will become your bible!!
Thank you so much to the author for helping me to understand & simplifying the most complex issues, it has changed my relationship with my child completely

[Fiona Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can’t even begin to describe how good this book was, I felt seen and heard and understood. She makes you feel like you are not alone at a time when you are despairing and lost. Am so grateful to the author, thank you for writing this important book.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book! Even to make you feel less isolated when parenting a child with mental health issues.

[Gretchen Aerni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book for parents of kids with anxiety and depression. First truly helpful guide I found!

[Rima Simkute · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you child suffering from mental illness, it is one of the best support book I have read.

[Tracey Curzon-Manners · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must for any parent struggling to support their child in a crisis of mental health.

[Sam Davies · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for any parent of a teenager. A mental health illness doesn’t have to become a serious problem for your child before you learn how to spot the signs and support your child through the ups and downs of adolescence. I wish I had read this book sooner.