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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the key is just to initiate the conversation and to give explicit permission for your child to tell you if they fail or are not okay. Let them know it will be a challenge to work through but you will support them through it. Keep having this conversation every year. Encourage them to use academic and counseling services on their campus that can also offer support. Although at my college, the counseling services are so overworked that there are long waiting lists to see someone. 
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Working with the counseling service has the side benefit of the student managing her own mental health. At some point a young person needs to start making health-related decisions and the best parents can do it give advice when asked, and keep lines of communications open/check in as the OP said.

Anxiety and depression can worsen as a side effect of medications, including hormonal birth control. I know of someone who discontinued BC because she started having panic attacks. If BC is taken to reduce acne, maybe it's time to look at other options. After all, for pregnancy and especially STD prevention they need to use condoms regardless, right?[/quote]

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