{"title":"Darby A. Strickland | Authors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarby A. Strickland,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMDiv, is a faculty member and seasoned counselor at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ccef.org\/\"\u003eChristian Counseling \u0026amp; Education Foundation (CCEF)\u003c\/a\u003e. She has written books for adults and kids on walking with God through both everyday life and hard times. She is the author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/children-teens\/series\/comfort-for-children-in-hard-times\/\"\u003eComfort for Children in Hard Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/upcoming-books\/becoming-you-for-girls-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-growing-up\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming You for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eGirls\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/new-releases\/upcoming-books\/becoming-you-for-boys\/\"\u003eBecoming You for Boys\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShe loves helping families grow in God’s wisdom and care for one another. Darby and her husband, John, have three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item recent-articles\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"recent-articles-heading\"\u003eRecent Articles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/guiding-your-children-through-big-changes\/\"\u003eGuiding Your Children Through Big Changes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/helping-children-face-change-with-confidence\/\"\u003eHelping Children Face Change with Confidence\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/author\/darby\/\" class=\"author-page\"\u003eView more\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-children-experience-trauma","title":"When Children Experience Trauma: Help for Parents and Caregivers","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen our children experience a traumatic event, we can feel powerless to help. 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