it's a completely different social structure that kids face today, with electronic media a central part of that. The "pressures" they face are very different compared the ones faced when most of us went to school, making it difficult for us to understand their problems. Sad but true that many of them measure their social status on something inane as FB or MS. A big part of the problem does start in the home and family structure, as more parents leave it up to the computer/tv/school to raise their children. For the kids to "turn off the monitor and stop cam-whoring" they need to see the examples set by their parents first, followed by the peer group they run with. It would be great if all the kids had a strong sense of self confidence and didn't need vindication from a "support group" but that's not always the real world. My first child graduated from high school in 2006 and the last child will graduate in 2017, and the changes in that short time span have been incredible. For me to apply the same set of guidelines 2006 as compared to 2012, would be as useless as saying "two seniors have the same personality"; so we adjust and try to understand what is driving the kids each day. I don't support suicide nor do I see it as a viable option, but I've never been in that "place" so I don't have a reference point to go by. If a parent can't put themselves in their child's "shoes", perhaps they need more empathy, or to consider if it was wise for them to have children in the first place.
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