It’s an age-old conundrum with a surprisingly simplistic solution: Just say no! Peer Pressure: From Adolescence to Adulthood the answer is the same. The “art of […]
All over the United States, in virtually every high school in every city, the annual ritual occurs. Usually starts in mid-May, when the heat rises and […]
Consensual Sex or Not? Concerns and consequences about sex and adolescents. According to a 2010 report published by the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 46 […]
College students are struggling with a different kind of pressure, which comes from all directions, not just peers. Just because most of them have recently become […]
Peer pressure during this age range takes on new meaning because teens survive and thrive in a social world filled with social influence. Peer opinions take […]
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 […]
Statistics show that teens—especially teens in high school—are pressured to do drugs and alcohol, and engage in risky behavior. The Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge Base reports […]
To help students and parents understand how to navigate the waters of college relationships, we asked members of the Arizona State University staff—Dr. Aaron Krasnow, assistant […]