Hi @Concerned_mom,   How are you coping up with the problem? Actually, my sister also had this kind of incident, around that age too. When the school administration called the house about what happened, my mom just hugged her. I never heard my mom scold her or anything. She just gave her all the love and support that my sister needed at that time. When I asked my mom about why she never scolded my sister, she said "I know she's having a hard time and I don't want to give her more pressure. Time heals all wounds and I know she'll come along when she's okay".    So, we just give her more attention, love, support on what she really liked, give her the best advice that we can give and even suggest good things for her. Now, she's quite stable. :) She knows her self-worth, engages more with fun activities with us and her friends.    By the way, I'm Lucy writer/researcher   ... View more