Peer Pressure

Kids' Close Friends Influence Their Physical Activity

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Health, Peer Pressure, Eric Tesdahl, Social Networks, Children, Vanderbilt University, Physical Activity, Health and Fitness News

By: Robyn Gee Children are highly influenced by their close friends in terms of how physically active they are, according to a new study in Pediatric...

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What I Wish I Knew About Marriage Before I Said 'I Do'

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Why People Get Married, Marriage, Reasons to Get Married, Video, Peer Pressure, Reasons to Marry, Marriage Peer Pressure, After the Wedding, Weddings News

By Lyla Cicero | Role/Reboot What’s the best way to predict if a couple will get married? Find out how many of their friends have! In many social...

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But All of the Other Parents Said YES...

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Friends, Relationships, College, Party, Sex, Alcohol, Teens, Tweens, Drugs, Parenting, Teen Party, Peer Pressure, Parents News

I don't want to be an overly strict mother but I don't want to let my daughter go to parties yet.

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Five Ways Our Need To Fit In Controls Us

Michael Taft | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Crowd Psychology, Status, Group Psychology, Social Behavior, Groupthink, Peer Pressure, Collective Hysteria, Conformity, Conformity To, Social Conformity, In Conformity, Peer Pressure Facts, Peer Pressure Teenagers, Peer Pressure Effects, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

As a society, we Westerners exalt individualism and self-reliance, and yet our biology moves us in other directions. Humans evolved as social animals, and we posses a number of behaviors that motivate us towards group conformity.

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Persuasive Power: The Subtleties of Kid-Pressure

Lori Gard | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Trends, Peer Pressure, Kid-Pressure, Family Game Night, Brand Names, Parenting Advice, Persuasion, Parents News

What other kids have will drive your child to kid-pressure you into buying that "must have" flavor of the week. What is a parent to do? When in doubt, don't. Kids get over it.

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On Technology and Writing

Maddy Lederman | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Kids and Technology, Peer Pressure, Off the Grid, Teenagers, Culture News

The story was called Edna In The Desert; a bratty Brentwood 13-year-old is shipped off to her grandparents for the summer, sans cell phone service or internet access. Edna had a tough technology withdrawal to look forward to along with some serious soul searching

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Influence

Casey Miller | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Justin Bieber, Political Campaigns, Peer Pressure, Influencers, Occupy Wall Street, Celebrities, Influence, High School News

We are influenced every day by celebrities, politicians, media, and peers. If Justin Bieber stated, "I don't believe in the tooth fairy," how many little girls would stop believing in that little magical pixie?

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Arguing With Mom Protects Teens From Peer Pressure

m.theatlantic.com | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Teen-Peer-Pressure, Teen Drug Use, Peer Pressure, Parenting, Parenting post50, Giving-in-to-Peer-Pressure, Study, Parenting Advice, Parents, Teenagers, Fifty News

Adolescents who are comfortable expressing their opinions at home can more easily resist negative influences to use drugs or alcohol....

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Do You Drink More With Your Partner?

The Huffington Post | Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Gender Differences, College-Binge-Drinking, Relationships, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Peer Pressure, Women News

Who you date could influence how you drink, according to a new study from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. The study followed the drinking ...

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Considering Collective Responsibility Through The Lens Of Kristallnacht

Ariel Gros-Werter | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Kristallnacht, Kristallnacht 2011, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust, Mob Mentality, Peer Pressure, Night of Broken Glass, Nazi Germany, Judaism, Holocaust Remembrance, Religion News

Kristallnacht can be considered as more than a Holocaust remembrance day. It is a day to examine the larger repercussions of our actions, and the actions of the groups to which we belong.

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Preschool Peer Pressure: Yes, I Only Have One Child

Jessica Berger Gross | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Fertility, Parenting, Peer Pressure, Only Child, Motherhood, Mothers, Preschool, Mom Friends, Bossypants, Tina Fey, Parents-Moms, Parents News

When my son was two and all the other mothers were remembering to have a second, I was still exhausted (and breastfeeding) and wanting to find time to write and think and sit down for a minute.

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips Occupy Oakland

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Whole Foods, Oakland Protests, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Oakland Damage, Wells Fargo, Oakland General Strike, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland, Peer Pressure, Men's Warehouse, San Francisco News

On Thursday's night episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the titular late-night host had some stern words of advice for the protestors of the O...

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But Mom, Everybody's Reading It: A Guide to Kid's Books and Peer Pressure

Pamela Sage Dodson | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Peer Pressure, Reading, Shared Reading, Books Peer Pressure, Kids Books, Age Appropriate Reading, Kids and Reading, Reading With Your Child, Parents News

Children yearn to grow up faster than most parents want them to. One area that parents thought might still be under their watchful eye was reading. What could be the problem with reading? Believe it or not, peer pressure.

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It Gets Better, Starting in Elementary School

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teen Suicide, Teasing, Gay Teen Suicides, President Obama, Dan Savage, Peer Pressure, Nettelhorst Fabric Fence, Bullying, Chicago's Gay Pride Parade, Education News, Public School Reform, It Gets Better, Terry Miller, Education News

And, so it was, that on a sun-soaked summer afternoon, 200 Nettelhorst families -- both gay and straight -- marched in the parade; in fact, we led it.

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Fight On Video Competition -- Top 5 Finalists

Derrick Ashong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Peer Pressure, Homelessness, Activism, Take Back the Mic, Fight On, Transformation, Impact News

Here are the Top 5 videos based on your votes. They've been sent to our panel of judges and we'll be announcing the winner of the $4500 prize in the next week.

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Another Winter Of Discontent? Reclaim Your Sanity In 10 Steps

Natalia Rose | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Seasonal Depression, Maintaining Sanity, Time Management, New Year, Prioritizing, Peer Pressure, Self-Empowerment, How to Find Your Center, Prioritize, How to Be in the Moment, How to Maintain Sanity, Be in the Moment, The Inner Life, Finding Your Center, S.a.D., Seasonal Affective Disorder, Find Your Center, Healthy Living News

If you are among the many for whom the New Year has already lost its sheen of hope and rejuvenation, this post's for you.

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Growing Up Without Bullying

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alternative Education, Gay Teen Suicides, Teasing, Dan Savage, Home-Schooling, Bullying, President Obama, Teen Suicide, Peer Pressure, School, Gay Teens, Education News

How did that myth that "bullying is just a normal rite of passage" find roots? How did the idea that bullying is somehow justifiable gain purchase?

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She Flies Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease -- Almost!

Susan Stiffelman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Giving in to Peer Pressure, Peer Pressure, Succumbing to Peer Pressure, Giving Into Peer Pressure, Inspiration, Healthy Living News

Flying on the trapeze that day was clearly not the right thing for me to do. And more important, I knew that it was fine to say so, and to climb back down the ladder.

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Band-Aids on Bullying Can't Stop Suicide

Marlise Karlin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bullying in Schools, Stop Bullying, Suicide Rates, Bullies, Peer Pressure, Parenting, Cyber Bullying, Bullying, Healthy Living News

Today kids get more pressure from their peers -- than anyone else -- to be cool, to fit in and to do whatever is necessary to prove that you do.

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Study: Freshmen Women With Heavier Roommates Gain Less Weight

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Study Shows Freshman Women With Heavier Roommates Will Gain Less, Weight Management, The Midwest, The Register, University of Michigan, Freshman Fifteen, Peer Pressure, Obesity, College News, College News

According to a study new University of Michigan study, freshmen women with heavier roommates will gain fewer pounds than those with roommates of avera...

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I Have Figured Out the Tea Party

Jamie Frevele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justin Bieber, Tea Party Movement, Twitter, Teabaggers, Sarah Palin, Snopes, Political Rhetoric, Christine O'donnell, Tamagotchi, Peer Pressure, Sharron Angle, Tea Party, Carl Paladino, Joe Miller, Comedy News

The teabaggers are the political equivalent of Justin Bieber. Teabaggers, however, have taken it a step further and through viral campaigns have successful spread their message like herpes.

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Study: Malpractice Worries Help Drive Health Costs

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Malpractice, Malpractice Lawsuit, Heart Tests, Medical Exams, Health, Cardiac Catheterization, Medical Malpractice, Peer Pressure, Health Care, Medical Tests, Healthy Living News

NEW YORK — A substantial number of heart doctors – about one in four – say they order medical tests that might not be needed out of ...

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What's The Right Age To Take A Child's Cell Phone Away?

Molly Baker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Middle School, Cell Phones, Parenting, Peer Pressure, Technology, Texting, Teenagers, Mothering, Motherhood, Slugworth, Healthy Living News

"Kids with cell phones are ridiculous," I asserted. "Mine will get it when he needs it -- the same time he gets his driver's license."

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The 4 Kinds Of Friends You Need In Your Life

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Friends, Robert Wicks, Peer Pressure, Therese Borchard, Bounce: Living the Resilient Life, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News

You hear about peer pressure when you are in the sixth grade, but no one talks about it once you've graduated from college, have a job, and especially...

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The Ever Expanding Umbilical Cord, or Tweens and Independence

Donna Fish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Independence, School, Peer Pressure, Tweens, Public Transportation, Teen Independence, New York News

While I might love the extra freedom I am getting from the care and feeding of my kids, some mothers hate it. So we have to acknowledge that the process our kids go through in separating from us.

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