Teen Takeovers
Have you heard about the youth culture trend known as teen takeovers, and a related trend among teens known as Mall Takeovers? These are planned events advertised over social media, where teenagers flock en masse to a designated place, all…
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Peer Influence and Online Gambling
The online sports media platform RG recently ran a piece on gambling addiction in adolescents and young adults. The story caught my eye as we here at CPYU believe that sports gambling is the next big frontier for adolescent addiction.…
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The Latest on Peer Influence
As our children enter the teenage years, more and more of their world begins to revolve around their peer group. While parents remain important and influential, our kids look increasingly to their peers for clues on what to believe, how…
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Navigating the Pressure to Fit In
The hallway of my junior high school seemed less like a passageway from class to class, and more like a gauntlet. Walking that hallway was painful business as my self-conscious self wondered where – if anywhere – I fit in…
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