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Talking to Teens: Peer Pressure

  • Introduction:
    1. What exactly is peer pressure?
    2. Are there different types of peer pressure?
      • Active Pressure
      • Passive Pressure
  • The Facts:
    1. Are all teens affected by peer pressure in the same way?
    2. Does peer pressure change as teens get older?
    3. Is peer pressure the only factor leading to underage drinking?
    4. Why should parents be concerned about peer pressure underage drinking?
  • Conversations:
    1. Sample conversations to help adolescents recognize and resist pressures to drink.
    2. The Early Adolescent (ages 11–14): the middle school years
    3. The Middle Adolescent (ages 15–17): the high school years
    4. The Late Adolescent (ages 18–21): the college years

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Talking to Teens: Peer Pressure en español
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