A new threat crawling our way, a drug called krokodil (pronounced “crocodile”), which compromises the immune system. It begins to eat away at the user’s internal […]
Imagine the following scenario: You and the kids are at your mother’s house for the family’s weekly Sunday dinner. Your brother-in-law brings a bottle of Merlot […]
College students are struggling with a different kind of pressure, which comes from all directions, not just peers. Just because most of them have recently become […]
Peer pressure during this age range takes on new meaning because teens survive and thrive in a social world filled with social influence. Peer opinions take […]
When kids are singled out and bullied, it sets the stage for social isolation and feelings of worthlessness. With the digital age, bullying is no longer […]
Teaching young children about peer pressure can be tricky because they haven’t mastered the ability to think abstractly and don’t fully understand that actions can have […]
Derek Streeter, dean of Thunderbird High School, says that he meets with close to 40 students a day to discuss behavioral problems that are more often […]