Peer Pressure Facts and Teenage Risks
February 15, 2011 by Dr. Vicki Panaccione
Filed under Child Development, Parenting, Teenagers/Tweens

There are many peer pressure facts that most parents think they know. For instance, hanging around with the wrong crowd seems to have a negative effect on teenagers’ behaviors. And, a positive effect can also occur when kids hang around peers with high academic, moral and religious standards. But an effect on the brain?
A recent study at Temple University revealed some interesting peer pressure... Read more ⇒