If you think a teenager is going to hurt himself, you should act responsibly and contact authorities who are better equipped to deal with serious events like this. You can call the police, a local hospital or the school.

If he’s okay, and it sounds like your daughter is pretty clear on things, what may be hard to understand, but may help, is that the less contact she has with him, the better. She should be polite and kind, but if he’s got a crush on her, he may mistake anything she says or does as hope. And rejection is best dealt with and moved on from, rather than dangled about — even if she doesn’t realize she’s doing it.

I hope this helps.

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