They Talk When They Feel Safe

A powerful guide for Habesha parents ready to build trust, navigate hard conversations, and become the safe place their child turns to.

✔ Build trust with your child

✔ Handle difficult conversations with confidence

✔ Raise emotionally secure children

This Book Is For You If…

You want your child to feel safe coming to you about anything
You want to handle hard conversations with confidence, whether they come early or later
You are raising your child between cultures and want to guide them with clarity and understanding
You want to build trust now so your child keeps choosing you later

What’s Inside

A cultural lens that helps you understand how your upbringing shapes the way you parent
Insight into your child’s development so you can respond with clarity, not confusion
The subtle patterns that unintentionally block connection—and how to shift them
Guided conversation prompts to help your child open up, starting today
Reflection pages for both parents and teens to deepen understanding
A 30-day path to rebuild emotional safety and strengthen your relationship

If you’ve ever heard or used the phrase “there’s no manual for parenting” then this book is for you. Navigating the ever more complicated landscape of parenthood is hard enough, let alome doing so in the crosshairs of multiple cultures.

With unique insignts, practical recommendations, and easy to apply techniques, this book addresses some of the most pressing issues faces by this next generation, equipping caregivers with tools to build connections that last and transform. Your relationship with your children are bound to florish with this easy to read little helper.

Adesuwa Izevbigie, LCPC, LPC, CCTP, BC-TMH

From Early Readers & Community Leaders

This book is not an ordinary book. It is a practical parenting resource designed to help parentsand teens navigate big emotions together. Rather than simply being read, it is meant to be used as a step-by-step guide during real moments of emotional challenge.

Thank you, Ruhama, for reaching a generation that deeply needs a professional yet accessible tool to help address unspoken emotional struggles.

Zemedkun Habtyimer Former Executive Director, MKC-RDA and Food Security Advisor, MCC.

Today, there is no greater concern for families than our children. The world they are growing up in has changed, and we can no longer protect them the way it was done in the past by simply shielding them from what is around them.

Our children must now be guided with wisdom, understanding, and intentional care. I truly believe this book will help parents grow in their ability to lead and guide their children well.

Pastor Miki Wondimu