If you suspect that your child is injuring, it’s important to get an assessment and some help. While a pediatrician might be the first place to start, they’re not really qualified to deal at a longer-term basis with the root causes of the self-injury or actually treat self-injury per se. But they may be networked in their community as to who is. So they might have referral sources for people to be able to go to seek out therapy or an assessment. Depending on the age of your child, because young children, you might want to go to a therapist who specializes in young kids and that there are other people who specialize in working with teens. So the pediatrician might be able to point you in the right direction. Another good resource is a school counselor. School counselor is going to know about these behaviors and probably once again who in their community might have experience in dealing with those behaviors.