Peer pressure is a common part of life for adolescents. Humans tend to compare themselves to each other and pressure kicks in. Sometimes that pressure can be good, such as trying to get straight A’s like Judy, and sometimes that pressure can be bad, such as trying to be as “cool” as Tim when he smokes. The majority of youth
Read morePeer pressure is a normal part of life. Right or wrong, humans tend to compare themselves to each other and pressure kicks in. Sometimes that pressure can be good, such as trying to get straight A’s like Judy, and sometimes that pressure can be bad, such as trying to be as “cool” as Tim when he smokes, but we all
Read moreAlthough it is frequently referred to in negative connotations, peer pressure can be both positive and negative. Teenagers can “pressure” their friends to study harder (positive), try drugs (negative), join a club (positive), engage in sex (negative), or pretty much everything in between. No matter how a teen feels about themselves or how popular a teen is, all teens are
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