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Follow on Google News | Parents and Self Harm; The Best ApproachWe have all heard by now of the rise in self harm amongst young people. For some parents this news will have come as a complete shock!
By: Step Up! Then starts the challenge of knowing which is the best approach to adopt in supporting their child, in supporting themselves and the rest of the family, and of course, dealing with the self harming activity itself. This is also coupled with the challenge of knowing where to turn for help and which professional to approach! In addition to the above, there are the added challenges of dealing with a gamut of raw emotions such as fear, guilt, sadness, anxiety, hurt, together with self blame, blaming other family members and/or the person who is self harming, in an attempt to somehow find a way through this situation and wondering why people self harm. In these circumstances, parents can often feel quite alone, isolated and frustrated. With the stigma attached to self harm and some medical professional’ Self harming activities are wide ranging and not just the stereotypical cutting. Hair pulling, alcohol abuse, gang culture, self neglect and head banging are just some other examples of self harm. It is also an activity that transcends all cultures, societies, religion and ages, starting from as young as three or four years old to senior citizens in their eighties. Indeed, some parents are themselves people who self harm and may have concerns about the knock on effect that this will have on their children. There isn’t a typical person who self harms or a typical family that people who self harm come from. Given that self harm is generally a cry for help, the situation isn’t just going to go away by itself! Parents require an avenue and means of getting the help and self harm support and open communication to deal with it. One source of information is seeking advice via your local GP/doctor and another is via local counseling or therapeutic interventions. The main thing is for parents to acknowledge that there is a situation that needs to be dealt with in order that the whole family can move forward. For more information please visit: http://www.stepup- Step Up! International is providing parents opportunities to have better self harm awareness and support with their son/daughter who is self harming. Workshops are being held across the West Midlands, UK this summer 2011. Self harm training providers and can be contacted by Jennifer McLeod on +44 (0) 121 551 1668 or mobile + 44 (0) 7957 687 036. # # # NorCal Press is a top tier professional press release writing service and distribution company helping businesses around the world get the news out! End
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