The second edition of this book has collected articles from 36 parents, who shared with readers their thoughts and feelings in bringing up children with special needs.

From the perspective of psychology, ‘HOPE’ is not ephemeral emotion or personal expectation; it is the perceived capability to view barriers as challenges to overcome and use their pathways to create new routes to achieve their desired goals. Hope Stories is the first parent self-guidance book of its kind in Hong Kong. Parents of children with special needs featured in the 13 family stories of the book exemplify how people of high hope steadily accomplish their goals with resilience. Hope theory suggests that every person can acquire higher levels of hope through learning and practice. Professional guidance included serves to help readers develop their hope skills. The publication was sponsored by Eu Yan Sang Charitable Foundation Company Limited.

While most fathers of children with special needs respond in silence in the face of family problems and find themselves under tremendous stress as a result of that, over ten members of the Fathers’ Club shared their views on the way to become a blissful and responsible father. The book is concisely written for fathers or any readers who are interested in the thoughts of fathers.