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What to Say When Your Teen Self-Harms
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What to Say When Your Teen Self-Harms

Adolescence expert and AARP author Laurence Steinberg gives advice on what to say to help your teen when you learn they self-harm. His new AARP book, "You and Your Adult Child,” is a guide for parents with kids in their 20s and 30s (available April 2023).