How do you explain self harm scars to your baby/child
I have some self harm scars on my arm. Self harm free for over 2 years. My baby is 9 months now and sometimes traces it with his fingers. At some point he will ask what they are. What do i say?
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Mine are well over 14 yrs old. My 6 yr old has asked about them before and I told him that being mean to others have lasting effects on them and that sometimes people who’s feeling are deeply hurt will hurt themselves because they feel like they deserve it. Then I go on to tell him that it’s important to treat everyone nicely and with respect because you never know what they’re going through.
We didn’t tell our kids until they were old enough to understand and honestly my daughter had suicidal thoughts and telling her our stories made her more open with us
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Hey, I’ve got scars from the past too, honestly while my daughter is young I will just say mummy had an accident but I’m okay now. The older she gets (if/when she asks) I will explain and talk to her about it to understand her emotions about it too. Kids especially when young they do ask, but at such a young age I personally don’t feel it is fully appropriate to explain sh to them. And thankfully they wont quite realise what it is either. (Usually I get asked if a cat scratched me 🤣) x