Peer Pressure

Surround your children with love, happiness, and encouragement so they have the confidence to reach goals.

Many 12-year-olds experiment with smoking and alcohol these days. Read on for tips on how to discuss this peer pressure with your child.

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Jan Faull, MEd, responds to a parent's concern over her teen daughter's school-year peer-group dread.

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Even before their teen years, children get tempted to try alcohol. Now's the time to encourage your child to resist.

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Act smart when your child gets sassy.

Award-winning author, Michele Borba, EdD, recently appeared as a guest on Parents.com Community boards to offer practical advice on children's behavior and violence prevention. This sought-after, motivational speaker has presented workshops to more than one million participants throughout North American, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific, and has served as an educational consultant to hundreds of schools. She currently serves on Parents magazine's advisory board. The following is her advice on how to help children handle anger.

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