Balancing Cool with Productive School Factor By Sara Bean M Ed l Parenting Advice l Tips for Your Child l Peer Pressure

All children want to fit in with the “cool kids” - whether they are six or sixteen, this urge will never disappear. While fitting in can be a good thing for your child’s self esteem, often times it leads to peer pressure to do many no-so-good things along the way. Drugs, alcohol, stealing, vandalism - all timeless hurdles that nearly every child will encounter at one point or another. While we want to shelter our kids from all of life’s evils - it isn’t always the most logical thing to do.

Here are a few peer pressure situations & how to help a child or teen handle them.

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