Really hoping for some mn wise words. Last night dd (13) was very subdued. So after probing she confessed that the day before she had cut herself with a compass. Just once and she has a superficial cut to the inside of her left arm. I asked her why and she said she was upset about something at school and her friend told her to do it as it might help. I asked her how she felt after she had done it and if it helped and she said no, she felt foolish and embarrassed. She assures me that she has no intention of doing it again. But I am struggling to know if there is anything else I should be doing. She is doing ok at school, has friends and does things out of school. It seems to be a 'trendy' thing to do at dd school and by the number of names reeled off by my dd of people who 'do it' was staggering. Should I be contacting the school? Dd also has asked me not to tell anyone including dh. I am not sure how dh would react and whether I should tell him. Any advice gratefully received.