Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is the need teens feel to conform to the group of friends with whom they socialize. It can influence the type of clothes they wear, what music they listen to and what types of behavior...
View ArticlePeer Pressure – The Blame Game?
“He made me do it!” “All my friends are doing it.” Do these excuses sound familiar? After all, it’s much easier to play “The Blame Game.” than to accept responsibility for our own actions. Especially...
View ArticlePeer Pressure – Are You Being Influenced?
If there is one inescapable aspect of being a teenager, it is peer group pressure. We have all either experienced it, or will do so at some time in our lives. It doesn’t matter what religion or ethnic...
View ArticleWhat’s happening to our friendship?
Rachel used to be my closest friend, but things have changed a lot recently and I don’t know how to deal with it. She and I are both in the same eleventh grade class at school. Our families have been...
View ArticleDrums, not Drugs.
Sometimes all that it takes is one letter. One small change, one tiny difference and we have a totally different word. Teens are faced with so many opportunties to experiment with drugs and alcohol,...
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