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

My daughter cuts herself and hides it but I found the razors and now every time she goes to the bathroom I listen at the door and I hate that this is who I have become.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Discovery of a child's self-harm transforms a parent into a surveillance system, fracturing trust while trying to preserve safety.

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