Finding out your child is hurting themselves can be really difficult to process and understand. It's easy to blame yourself, but it’s not your fault. There are things you can try to support your child while they’re struggling.
For advice and support surrounding why your child might be self-harming and how to help them:
https://thismayhelp.me/how-to-help-someone-who-self-harms/
https://no-more.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Information-for-parents-and-carers.pdf
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/self-harm/
To better your understanding of why children might self-harm and the ways in which you can identify early signs: https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/health-wellbeing/self-harm/
When thinking about how to support your child who self-harms…
What are you already doing that you want to carry on doing?
What have you learned that you could try today?
What do you want to do next?
