Mental Health
What is cutting? Should parents be worried?
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Understanding self-harm in teens and what parents need to know.
Discovering that your child is hurting themselves is one of the most frightening moments of parenthood. The instinct is to react fast - to fix, to remove, to demand answers.
Therapists who work with teens consistently say the same thing: stay calm, stay close, and listen first. Self-harm is almost always a coping strategy for unbearable feelings, not an attempt to end life.
Get professional help - your GP is a good starting point - and look after yourself too. You can't pour from an empty cup.
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