Very touching and heart felt for any parent to have to see their child reduced to such a low state is so painful and it is clear in this post the pain caused. Parents are fighting a battle for the attention and influence of their children and the guilt you may feel about what you could or could not of done is not warranted, all our children are bombarded with so many influences that it a constant battle to keep them on the right path.

I do not know the answers but my humble opinion is based on connecting emotionally ; a spirtual change we all have to embrace so as to encourage children and adults to get high on connecting with our innerself and the courage to live life as it is and not as we are told by celebrity and politicians. Call it Mindfulness or God or Spirtualism. I think Kindness and love should be the top priority in all schools. Maybe then we can put to bed this shrill society that promotes our own destruction.