| Your teenager faces several areas of peer
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| | pressures will have little or no effect.
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| pressure during his or her high school
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| | Your teenager equates his popularity
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| years.
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| | among his friends with his self worth.
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| What makes it even harder for your
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| | The more insecure your teenager is, the
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| teenager is that most parents do not
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| | more likely he will give into these
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| understand the depths to which these
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| | pressures to be accepted and
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| pressures go.Cigarettes and
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| | popular.Threats and punishment by parents
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| AlcoholCigarettes and alcohol more than
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| | put additional pressure on teenagers. Now
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| likely will be among the first areas
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| | they face the pressure from their peers
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| which your teenager will have to face
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| | on one side and the threats from their
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| peer pressure. With movies and television
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| | parents on the other side. Trying to
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| flashing images of underage smoking and
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| | avoid or ease some of the pressure,
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| drinking, most teenagers are shown only
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| | teenagers may avoid contact with their
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| the more enjoyable and funny sides of
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| | parents or lie to them.Instead, you
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| these habits.High school years are very
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| | should recognize that fitting in and not
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| competitive, and where your teenager
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| | being called a looser is very serious and
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| stands on the popular scale with the rest
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| | important to your teen. Convey to your
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| of his or her peers is very important. To
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| | teen that you understand the pressures
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| be considered a "looser" is one of the
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| | she is facing. Offer open discussions
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| biggest fears of today's teenager.To
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| | about situations and incidents - without
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| avoid this label they sometimes will
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| | the threat of punishment or judgment.
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| portray an image of being tough,
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| | This will encourage your teenager to talk
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| rebellious and uncontrolled by their
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| | and lead them to trust you for advice
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| parents. For today's teenagers, smoking
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| | about specific issues they are facing. By
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| and drinking are the easiest ways to
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| | openly discussing the pressures they are
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| declare their independence.DrugsA more
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| | facing with you, you will have a chance
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| dangerous and potentially
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| | to voice your concerns and your opinion.
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| life-threatening pressure teens face is
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| | Your teenager will be far more receptive
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| drugs. The first and most commonly
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| | to your suggestions if situations are
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| available is marijuana. This is a cheap
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| | discussed peacefully.Be open with your
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| and readily-available drug in today's
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| | teenager about all forms of sexual
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| society, and most teenagers do not
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| | intercourse. Explain that there are other
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| consider it harmful. In their eyes it
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| | reasons not to become sexually involved
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| does not cause serious addictions like
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| | too early. Besides worrying about
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| heroin or methamphetamines. The marijuana
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| | pregnancy and the spread of sexually
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| use depicted in movies and television
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| | transmitted diseases and AIDS, remind
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| does not show teenagers that marijuana is
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| | your teenager that they also need to
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| illegal and that being caught under the
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| | consider their pride and self
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| influence or in possession of such an
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| | respect.Christina Botto has been involved
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| item can ruin their future. Additionally,
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| smoking marijuana may lead to more
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| | resolve complicated issues for more than
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| serious drugs such as heroin, crack or
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| | 14 years, observing and developing
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| | articles pertaining to teenagers as well
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| popular among today's teenager due to
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| | as a community board for parents to find
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| | events and parenting articles, ask
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| serious since there is no risk of
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| pregnancy.What Parents Can DoTelling your
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| | or successful stories about their
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| teenager not to give into these peer
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| | teenagers.
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