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Know Your Child's Friends and Their Parents
A New Era As children move into middle school and on to high school, they meet new people and experience changes in style, outlook, and social life. Don't be surprised to see major shifts in your child's fashion sense, the movies she watches, and the music she listens to. As your adolescent ...
Peer Influence
There is a lot of talk about the negative influence of "peer groups" on teenagers these days. People often forget that peer pressure can apply to all age groups, and that peer influence can also be positive. Social expectations are an important part of our culture. They are ...
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Positive Aspects of Peer Pressure
When you hear the word “peer pressure,” what do you think about? Drugs, stealing, bullying, maybe? But, what about...
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Know Your Odds: How Middle School Kids Get Hurt
Kids get hurt in lots of ways during the middle years. Some of the biggest risks include sex, drugs, depression and...
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Word to Parents: Teach Decision-Making
Word to parents: your teens can't avoid peer pressure, but you can teach them decision-making skills to soften the...
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Not Everyone Else
A popular teenage whine goes something like this: “But everyone else is doing it!” As teens, we follow everyone else...
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Teen Perspectives on Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is one of those terms that make parents shudder. It also happens to be one of the most difficult subjects...
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