We’ve all heard the saying “If you show me who your friends are, I can tell you who you are.” When we think of peer pressure, we often think of negative peer pressure, such as convincing a friend to ...

SIMON: Well, this sounds a little like peer pressure to me. SARAH: See, I knew it was bad. SIMON: Well, not all peer pressure is bad. You and your friends have a deeply positive influence on each ...

Adolescence is one of the most critical periods in human development. One’s health during the teenage years determines health in the future. Risky behaviours and negligence in youth can have long-term ...

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 ...

This past weekend, Luke overheard me talking to his best friend's mother. She told me Luke's best friend is no longer wearing pull-ups at night. I never pushed Luke to give up the nighttime pull-ups, ...

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 ...