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How to respond when you discover your child is self-harming

My teenage daughter cuts herself and I found out by accident, and I don't know if I should confront her or pretend I don't know because I'm terrified of making it worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The fear of saying the wrong thing can paralyze us when our children need us to act despite our uncertainty.

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