“Don't make a young person's behavior be about you. Never, "Oh, you're hurting me so much! You're going to be the end of me, but "It's hard to watch you hurting yourself this way." Teens will like your concern more if they feel it's for them and not yourself. Other ways of expressing your concern include: "You deserve better," and "You need to take better care of yourself.” Parenting TeensTeenagers And ParentsTeens And BehaviorTroubled TeensReaching Your TeenRelationship WorkTalking To Teens Author:Susan Noyes Anderson
“Troubled and confused teenagers use suicide to cry out for help. The ideation sets them up for the act of crying out to everyone in their environment that something is wrong” Cry For HelpTroubled TeensSuicidal Teens Book:The Long Suicide: Losing Ariel Source: The Long Suicide: Losing Ariel