Does it seem like it’s always snack time? Extracurricular eating abounds. Nearly every afterschool activity from drama to scouts to soccer to German club involves some […]
Peer pressure is one of those things we unfortunately all face. Not just kids—adults are just as likely to find themselves feeling pressure to do things […]
Teaching young children about peer pressure can be tricky because they haven’t mastered the ability to think abstractly and don’t fully understand that actions can have […]
Parents often ignore teen drinking, dismissing it as a rite of passage, but drinking alcohol puts people of all ages at greater risk for suicide. “As […]
Texting and Driving: More Deadly than Drunk Driving One of the most dangerous trends today is using digital devices such as cell phones, MP3 players and […]
Derek Streeter, dean of Thunderbird High School, says that he meets with close to 40 students a day to discuss behavioral problems that are more often […]
An inside look at the sobering reality of kids and alcohol. It’s everywhere—at family birthdays and holiday parties,sporting events and at dinner tables across the country. […]
Each one of us has experienced it. Peer pressure. That feeling—real or imagined—that you must do what someone else is doing or face the consequences of […]