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Peer pressure is something all of our children have the potential to be influenced by. This can be particularly true once they reach their teens. As parents, we hope our kids won’t succumb to pressures to be or do things that don’t serve them, but the reality is that teens want to fit in with…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/parentingonpurpose/files/2014/04/Depositphotos_18706303_s-300x199.jpg