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Data from the National Department of Health, as reported by the Department of Basic Education in 2025, reveals that nearly 7,426 children under the age of 18 received treatment following suicide attempts between April and December 2024.
PARENTING ADVICE

When silence turns to self-harm: How to really connect with your child

Material comfort cannot insulate a child from loneliness or anxiety, silent distress is mounting among young people who look perfectly fine on the outside.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
4 min read
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith with their kids, Jaden and Willow, and Trey (from Will's previous relationship), whom they have raised through 'radical honesty'.
CHILDREN

Inside Will Smith’s ‘radical honesty’ rule: Why the parenting strategy backfired

How intent meets interpretation in the social media age, and why learning to meet your children where they are is the ultimate parenting hack.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
6 min read