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New research confirms that low blood sugar impacts our ability for self control. And that like other abilities, practice can improve self control (even on unrelated tasks) an lack of practice gets us ‘rusty.’: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/01/self-control.aspx

This article offers some tips: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-nowinski-phd/parents-terminal-illness-_b_1187097.html

This article warns how teen depression can increase when the family is facing tough economic times: http://www.heraldnews.com/newsnow/x1468790015/Keep-an-eye-out-for-teenage-depression-during-tough-economic-times

This article suggests that teens that suffer from social anxiety can use blogging as a means of becoming more comfortable expressing themselves and connecting with others: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-05/parenting/30592872_1_blogging-anxiety-teens http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=198274 http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/do-you-have-a-blog/

A new survey looks at how modern technology has altered how teens prefer to communicate: http://www.mobilitytechzone.com/news/2012/01/05/6034869.htm http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/teenagers_want_face_time_more_than_texting_time.php