My best friend's brother committed suicide at age 9 by hanging himself with his robe belt from the closet clothes hanger. "Roberto" had always been a huge risk taker (climbing out onto the roof from his bedroom window at age 6) and had some emotional problems to boot.
Could a child psychiatrist helped him? Perhaps. As Cosmo noted, even in the mid-80s there was not necessarily good help easily available for a lower middle class family.
Zaulankris, stick to your ideals and don't be a helicopter parent. So many unpleasant children become unpleasant adults out of that parenting style. I had clear, specific rules and my 18 and 22 year old have never had an issue with our family rules vs. another family's. They only become an issue if you allow it.
Just last year my mother mentioned the tragedy of "Roberto's" "accidental" death. I told her it was a suicide, something that didn't escape "Roberto's" elder sister or myself. As Katiekatiekatie mentioned, it can often get ruled as "accidental" either to spare feelings or because the coroner doesn't believe the mental capacity exists.
My thoughts go out to the family on their loss, and to everyone else who has mentioned losing a child to suicide. I still wonder what "Roberto" would be like as an adult...
Could a child psychiatrist helped him? Perhaps. As Cosmo noted, even in the mid-80s there was not necessarily good help easily available for a lower middle class family.
Zaulankris, stick to your ideals and don't be a helicopter parent. So many unpleasant children become unpleasant adults out of that parenting style. I had clear, specific rules and my 18 and 22 year old have never had an issue with our family rules vs. another family's. They only become an issue if you allow it.
Just last year my mother mentioned the tragedy of "Roberto's" "accidental" death. I told her it was a suicide, something that didn't escape "Roberto's" elder sister or myself. As Katiekatiekatie mentioned, it can often get ruled as "accidental" either to spare feelings or because the coroner doesn't believe the mental capacity exists.
My thoughts go out to the family on their loss, and to everyone else who has mentioned losing a child to suicide. I still wonder what "Roberto" would be like as an adult...