I found myself Very Discouraged the other day. Defeated by parenting challenges with one of my kids. The day had been one in a string of frustrating days with this particular kid… in a string of similar weeks. Again. So deflated was I that I actually went online to try drumming up a little insight. I’ve read dozens of parenting books and posts; too many, probably. But I thought: just one new perspective-filled tidbit would help. “Strong-willed child discouraged,” I told Google. Google failed me. All it turned up were links about strong-willed children who felt discouraged themselves. No Google, I fumed. Not the kid, the parent! Moms who feel discouraged in parenting their strong-willed child! Google’s unhelpfulness persisted. I moved on.