BURLINGTON — Parents have been pressuring me to give them some tips to help their children deal with peer pressure. Let me see if I can decompress some of their concerns and provide some information ...

Peer pressure has always been a part of childhood but in today’s world it takes many new forms. From wanting to own the latest gadgets to comparing lifestyles such as arriving at school in an ...

Social pressure during adolescence, a stage in which children begin to yearn for acceptance and to feel part of a group, is a cause of cyberbullying, as a series of self-justifications lead those who ...

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 ...

PEER PRESSURE: Comparison among peers on the basis of looks, talents, finance and performance creates unnecessary pressure. People feel inadequate and neglected, and suppress their individuality to ...

NEW YORK — Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools around the country. Today, 112 schools participate, yet she can't get her boyfriend to ...

Young Americans who believe their friends will vote are more likely to do so themselves, the latest Harvard Youth Poll shows. Nearly 80% of people under 30 plan to vote when they think their peers ...