Coping with Peer Pressure

Coping with Peer Pressure
Author: Leslie S. Kaplan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823929757

Examines the positive and negative effects that members of a peer group can have on one another and offers teenagers tips on how to cope with problem situations

Living with Peer Pressure and Bullying

Living with Peer Pressure and Bullying
Author: Thomas Paul Tarshis
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1438130740

Examines the nature of these two common behaviors, the effects they have, and how teens can combat them. Covers the coercive power of peer pressure, the risks and rewards of telling the truth, cyberbullying, and helping others cope with bullying.

Resisting Peer Pressure for Teens

Resisting Peer Pressure for Teens
Author: Youth Communication
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1510759956

In Resisting Peer Pressure for Teens, young writers show that it’s possible to stand up to the pressure they may feel from friends and some family members to be "cool." Inspire teen and preteen readers to take responsibility for and make wiser decisions about their lives with the essays in this book—each written by a teenager. Within these pages, Jamel A. Salter, Fan Yi Mok, and Charlene George, and many others, describe how and why they chose to keep it real and fight back against the pressure they felt from friends to use drugs and alcohol; have sex too early; lie, cheat, and steal; and skip or act out in school. Essays include: My Secret Love Losing My Friends to Weed Why Do So Many Teens Cheat? Can't Afford to Follow Hiding My Talent No More Why I Speak My Mind Sex Doesn't Make You a Man My So-Called Friends Making Me Dance Peer Pressure Ended Our Relationship I Want to Be Pretty and Popular The Trouble with Being a Virgin Thinking for Myself and more! Through these essays, teen readers will pick up new ways to say no and advice that will help them stay true to themselves, while parents, teachers, and caregivers will be provided a much-needed glimpse into how the world looks to our younger generations.

How to Say No and Keep Your Friends

How to Say No and Keep Your Friends
Author: Sharon Scott
Publisher: Human Resource Development
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780874254099

Tells how to deal with negative peer pressure, explains how to make a good decision, and discusses behavior related to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sex.

Coping with Cliques

Coping with Cliques
Author: Susan Sprague
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1608824454

When you're the target of snubbing or teasing at school, it's easy to feel like everyone else has a group of friends and you're the only odd one out. The reality is that gossip and rumors hurt everyone, and often, even the most popular girls feel alone. Making your way through junior high and high school isn't easy, and it definitely requires more than the right shoes and lip gloss. You'll need a cool head and the confidence to be yourself in the face of serious social challenges. This workbook will help you deal with cliques, teasing, and gossip, and show you how to avoid getting caught up in this hurtful pattern of behavior. Coping with Cliques also includes key strategies for sticking up for yourself, maintaining your self-esteem even when others tease you, and finding friends who like you for who you are. The exercises in this workbook will help you to: •Handle Internet gossip and teasing •Stop feeling like you have to be sexy •Be assertive when necessary to gain respect and confidence •Find true friends and stop being hurt by friends who leave you out

Handbook of Adolescent Psychology

Handbook of Adolescent Psychology
Author: Richard M. Lerner
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2009
Genre: Adolescent psychology
ISBN: 9780470479193

This multidisciplinary handbook, edited by the premier scholars in the field, reflects the empirical work and growth in the field of adolescent psychology.

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence
Author: Gerald R. Adams
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0470756519

This volume brings together a team of leading psychologists to provide a state-of-the-art overview of adolescent development. Leading experts provide cutting-edge reviews of theory and research. Covers issues currently of most importance in terms of basic and/or applied research and policy formulation. Discusses a wide range of topics from basic processes to problem behavior. The ideal basis for a course on adolescent development or for applied professions seeking the best of contemporary knowledge about adolescents. A valuable reference for faculty wishing to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

Permanently Online, Permanently Connected

Permanently Online, Permanently Connected
Author: Peter Vorderer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351996460

Permanently Online, Permanently Connected establishes the conceptual grounds needed for a solid understanding of the permanently online/permanently connected phenomenon, its causes and consequences, and its applied implications. Due to the diffusion of mobile devices, the ways people communicate and interact with each other and use electronic media have changed substantially within a short period of time. This megatrend comes with fundamental challenges to communication, both theoretical and empirical. The book offers a compendium of perspectives and theoretical approaches from leading thinkers in the field to empower communication scholars to develop this research systematically, exhaustively, and quickly. It is essential reading for media and communication scholars and students studying new media, media effects, and communication theory.

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
Author: Maureen Neihart
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2021-09-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000489744

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children remains the only book that provides a comprehensive summary of the empirical research on the social and emotional development of gifted children by leading authorities in the field. It includes several features that make it the leading text on what we know about the social and emotional development of gifted children. For example, it summarizes the most significant findings from the empirical research on the topic. It also includes noteworthy variations that have been observed across cultural groups or global contexts. Each chapter also provides a short description of the practical applications that can be made from the research. This second edition includes an entirely new section on the psychosocial aspects of talent development, as well as addresses the burgeoning interest and research base regarding gifted performance. The text also includes several new topics that have emerged from the research in the past decade, such as the neuroscience of talent development and motivation for talent development. This book is a service publication of the National Association for Gifted Children.

The Teen Girl's Survival Guide

The Teen Girl's Survival Guide
Author: Lucie Hemmen
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1626253080

As a teen girl, you are likely feeling pressure and stress from every direction. Having good, healthy relationships with friends you can count on makes all the difference. In this guide, psychologist and teen expert Lucie Hemmen offers ten tips to guide you toward creating and maintaining the social life you want. Even better, the real experts that make this guide special are older teen girls who have recently been where you are now—and have plenty to say about it. As you move through this fun and engaging guide, you will get a sense of who you are as a friend, appreciate authentic qualities you can share with others, and get moving toward expanding the quality and quantity of your social connections. Before you know it, small steps will lead to big changes and you will find yourself more confident, connected, and happy. Grounded in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the ten tips guide you in developing yourself in both simple and significant ways. You will engage in thought-provoking exercises and take fun quizzes spaced between tips to get you thinking more deeply about yourself and others. If you’re ready to get going on your social life, this book will show you the way.