What’s it like for a parent to discover their adolescent son or daughter self-harms? It can be daunting to keep steady while a family crisis is unfolding – not just as a parent, but as an adult, a professional, a spouse, a bill-payer, let alone a person who needs rest, fun and personal time.
As the number of teenagers grappling with mental health problems soars (for various reasons), more and more parents feel they are ‘walking a tightrope of vigilance’, tiptoeing on eggshells, trying to do the impossible.
You made some good points there. I looked
on the internet to find out more about the issue and found most individuals will go along
with your views on this web site.