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Originally Posted by Mybabyboymax  You know when she came to me, at first she wasn't crying but as soon as she said "mom she could cut in the wrong place and die" was when she started crying, it hurt me so much to see her hurting. I didn't even have to tell her the things that could happen...she was telling me! she mentioned that her friend could catch an infection and also said that she had told her friend that and asked her to please get help. my daughter said that her friend told her she wouldn't do it anymore. My daughter and I did some searches on google and read up on it and they don't usually just stop just like that 
I just hope that once I talk to the school guidance this little girl gets help. I don't know her parents and my daughter doesn't see her friend outside of school so it would be hard to talk to her mom. she also told me that her friend gets bad grades on test and doesn't even looked worried about it and she asked her if she wasn't upset that her mom would be disappointed in her and the girls response was"my mom doesn't care" so that leads me to believe the problems are at home |
Wow, this is so sad that this girl has the message that her Mom doesn't care at her age....Two reason for kids "cutting" is, attention or high frustration levels that the act will actually provide a "release" for this frustration...I never supported my kids in hanging around with the "wrong crowd" or certain bad influences, but sometimes healthy kids can provide another option as a roll model for kids that are in trouble and have a limited support system at home, (with limited exposure for your child of course). I hope this doesn't become a burden for your preteen...it may be time to pull her completely away if you start to see that it is..