Kids Greatest Pressures
Over the course of my three decades studying youth culture, I’ve regularly asked parents about what they think are the greatest pressures facing teenagers today. Typically, parents will cite things like peer pressure, drinking, and bullying. What parents might not…
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Girls and Bullying
When I was a kid, I remember bullying happening primarily on the playground or in our neighborhood after school. And with boys doing most of the bullying, it was rare to see one of our female peers pushing someone else…
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Depression Factors
With stress and anxiety off the charts among our children and teens, it’s important that we understand some of the more common causes so that we might focus on prevention in order to have to focus less on intervention and…
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