Periagoge
Scenario

When parents disagree on how to handle a child's self-harm

Our teenage daughter has been cutting herself and my wife and I are both terrified but we're handling it completely differently — I want to get her into intensive therapy immediately and my wife thinks we're overreacting and that too much intervention will make it worse.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Terror for their child's wellbeing has split two people into opposing camps, each certain their approach offers the safest harbor.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and anger — the rage underneath?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.