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As I indicated in my Letter to the Editor earlier this week, I am learning the difference between positive and negative peer pressure. I want to be the type of person who does things because of my ...

We’ve all heard the saying “If you show me who your friends are, I can tell you who you are.” When we think of peer pressure, we often think of negative peer pressure, such as convincing a friend to ...

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 ...

New Hampstead High School senior Promise Cooper's role as a Positive Peer Influencer for the the Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire helped a middle schooler at New Hampstead K-8 School to walk ...

“Positive peer pressure.” That’s how Rep. Ramon Alexander, D-Tallahassee, one of the founders of the Distinguished Young Gentlemen of America (DYG), describes the approach the organization takes ...

Did you hear about the ship that was faulted for damaging a large dock? They said it caused unnecessary pier pressure. (Lame joke, I know – but I’m a dad, so I’m told that makes it okay.) But growing ...

You likely remember your parents warning you about the dangers of peer pressure. “If your friend jumped off a cliff, would you do it, too?” or other some such admonition. But, lo and behold, when the ...

As much as we talk about helping kids to resist “peer pressure,” it exists. Even for the most self-assured, independent-thinking child, social dynamics and peer relationships are an influence on ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Broward County Public Schools held a rally at Dillard High School to help students stand up to negative peer pressure. The district brought over 2,000 students to the ...