Remembering these things if your child struggles with mental health is important to your relationship

If you have a child who is suffering from depression or is struggling in any way with their mental health or addiction, it is important to your relationship with your child to remember:

They are suffering from an illness 

It is not anyone’s fault, no one is to blame…not them, not you

They are not their illness…they are a separate whole person

Their illness doesn’t define them