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#11 – WHEN YOUR KIDS ARE IN TROUBLE

Discussion – Slide 11 (8 Minutes)

Slide 11 – What’s the Real Issue? – Self-Harm, Depression, Sexual Activity,
Eating Disorders

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 Review the slide for other risky behaviors of troubled kids.

Self-Harm For Evaluation Only
 Cutting – injuring yourself on purpose with scratches or cuts on your
body. May self-inure by burning their skin with a cigarette or match – then
they try to hide it.
Why?
o They feel it is a way of dealing with the pain of strong emotions,
pressures, relationship problems, or feeling they can’t cope or
change their situation. It’s a way of feeling in control.
o It can also be a way of feeling, or waking up after an emotionally
numbing experience or trauma.
o Cutting can be habit forming – your body gets a false sense of relief

after cutting, and you feel a need to do it again the next time you
feel bad.
o Can be linked to issues with depression, eating disorders, obsessive
or compulsive behaviors, and substance abuse
Treatment – Kids who cut need help working through the issues that are
causing the emotions and feelings. A counselor can help give them other
ways to cope with stresses.

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