1: READ What Is Borderline Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Adolescents on About.com Borderline Personality Disorder.
2: BUY a book on Borderline Personality Disorder, such as Stop Walking on Eggshells or Hope for Parents, to learn more about what your family will be dealing with.
3: JOIN in a Family Connections program run by the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder.
4: PARTICIPATE in the support forum on About.com Borderline Personality Disorder.
5: VISIT our listing of BPD links for more information and ideas.
Do you have suggestions for parents of children newly diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder? Tell them about that book that explained everything, that website full of resources, that e-mail group you still lean on, that experience with your child that made you see things differently. Those of us who have been there have important gifts to give those who have not yet done that. Offer your words of wisdom and experience where you see "Readers Respond" below.
