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Peer Pressure
Whether it’s about drinking, trying out drugs or wearing the right clothes, teenagers face peer pressure every day that they are growing up. It doesn’t make any difference which cultural background a teen is from, what color of skin they have, or what their interests are, every teenager throughou ....
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.... and more important, and have more influence on the decisions that a teenager will make. This makes them more susceptible to give into negative peer pressure.1
A recent study was conducted on 2100 Canadian teenagers, ages 15-24. It asked the question, “what is the most important factor in your life?” The top things of importance were “friends” and “being loved.”2 This study proved how influential friends are and how important it is for teenagers to be loved and accepted.
Tim Shroeder, who works with teenagers in trouble, says that teens also need a sense of belonging and a ....
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