I'm wondering if any parents have talked with their kids about the pressures and cutting that goes on at school.  I'm not talking about kids on drugs, or abused at home, or getting bullied at school.....just every day normal life.

We were talking with our 15 year old son, and found out that just about 60% of the kids in his 2009 class are doing this act of cutting.  Whether they are depressed about girlfriends/boyfriends, friends, grades, home, peer pressure....they are all doing it.  I found out tonight that even my son is doing it.  I aked him where he's cutting since he wears short sleeves etc....and he said upper arm/shoulder area so that when he has on his ROTC uniform, the cuts are not seen.

This breaks my heart, and I'm hoping to get some input from other parents that might have gone through this or are going through it now.  Of course we talked in depth, but I'm still looking for my input, more reasoning.  I will be contacting a counselor for him in hopes that a professional can reiterate what we said to him, and may open up with conversation he may feel uncomfortable speaking to us about.