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New research suggests that a parenting style that balances warmth and communication with appropriate control and supervision — is not only associated with reduced substance abuse in our own children, but it is also associated with reduced substance abuse in our own children’s friends: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/10/08/strict-moms-influence-kids-friends-study

Parents who are too invested in their teens getting into the best schools can result in more anxious and depressed teens, suggests William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard: http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/when-parents-too-invested-in-college-admissions-make-their-children-anxious/

New research in understanding motivation and addictions: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/10/temptation.aspx

Many chronically depressed and treatment-resistant patients experience immediate relief from symptoms after taking small amounts of the drug ketamine: http://news.yale.edu/2012/10/04/yale-scientists-explain-how-ketamine-vanquishes-depression-within-hours#.UHB_1pRGwwI.email

The ability to constructively express and manage the intensity of one’s emotions and to recognize the emotions of others is critical to social competence. http://www.boston.com/business/blogs/global-business-hub/2012/10/life_lessons_em.html