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Originally Posted by Mybabyboymax  Thank you for all your advice. I was just talking to my husband and we think its best that I bring it to the school counselors attention. I feel so bad for the little girl and I cant just turn a blind eye. I have a daughter and if another parent knew something like this I would want that parent to tell me. Its just a hard situation and so sad. for those that said I have a good kid thank you it means alot. |
I would not wait at all, do this ASAP. I have had to go to school counselor for things my oldest son told me his good friend was doing too. He was a cutter and he was only in 5th grade at the time, hes in 8th grade now. The school counselor keeps names out, but brought in the boy's parents and talked with them. The child was given help and is doing so much better and is a happy person again! I allowed my son to talk with him when he was going through therapy. It had nothing to do with the childes home life at all but all the stress had at school with bullies and keeping grades up while under stress. His mother had no clue what was going on outside the home.
I know that if one of my children was in need of help I would appreciate problems being brought to my attention so I could help my child.
Also I had worked in day care and we had to take classes on reporting child abuse and neglect. They( social workers) do not give names out when investigating. People worry about being found out as the person who turned another in, but when you think about the possible outcomes I much rather report things then to let something tragic happen. Always report abuse and neglect cases to the proper authority for the sake of the child.