If you have children approaching their teenage years, you’ve probably thought at least a few times about the kind of peer pressure they might experience. What if a friend or classmate persuades them ...

Neil Bernstein, a clinical psychologist writes about how to understand peer pressure, sex and talk to teenagers about it. You can read an excerpt from his book, "How to Keep Your Teenagers Out of ...

Peer pressure is often painted as a teenage problem, but the truth is it follows us through different stages of life. From deciding which stream to choose till where to take admission after school, to ...

PEER PRESSURE. “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump, too?” We know, parents, we should say no and not succumb to peer pressure, the influence of a peer group on one’s attitudes, ...

When we think about peer pressure, we immediately think it is a force ruining our society. Not only can it hurt the victim, but it can also impact the people around us. Peer pressure strongly ...

In today’s world, peer pressure and the influence of social media have become increasingly difficult for children — particularly young girls — to navigate. As a parent, educator or mentor you’ve ...

BURLINGTON — Parents have been pressuring me to give them some tips to help their children deal with peer pressure. Let me see if I can decompress some of their concerns and provide some information ...

Peer pressure has always been a part of childhood but in today’s world it takes many new forms. From wanting to own the latest gadgets to comparing lifestyles such as arriving at school in an ...

Negative peer pressure is alive and thriving in motorcycling as it always has and probably always will be. Do you have a coping strategy? Some say peer pressure does not exist in motorcycling because ...