Peer pressure is often painted as a teenage problem, but the truth is it follows us through different stages of life. From deciding which stream to choose till where to take admission after school, to ...

Whether it’s drinking less or not at all, many people are becoming sober curious. But it can be hard to deal with the peer pressure to drink alcohol, especially as the weather starts to warm up.

Peer pressure insidiously shapes the lives of young people but it is not always the dramatic, negative influence that we imagine from cautionary tales. Sometimes, peer pressure is simply passing on a ...

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When I was a child, one of the things that upset me the most was watching friends be mean to other kids—whether it was a classmate they didn’t like or someone who was just going about their day being ...

High school students are being trained as Positive Peer Influencers (PPI) to mentor middle schoolers on handling peer pressure. The PPI program, a partnership with The Meditation Center and the ...

Ice bucket challenge or pay it forward, anyone? In this image from video posted on Facebook, courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, former President George W. Bush participates in the ice ...