Although she was shocked to discover her daughter's self-harming, at the age of 13, Roisin was able to understand her daughter's feelings and to find effective help for her. She is 17 at the time of interview and hasn't self-harmed for a year.

Jackie sees herself as a strong person and she stresses the importance of self-reliance in finding a way to cope with her teenage daughter's self-harming.

In early pregnancy, people start to think through how their own health and lifestyle is affecting their unborn baby. Parents valued early contact with […]