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February 26, 2016

Just Say NO

In the eighth grade, I had a large group of friends, most of whom I had just met that year or at the end of seventh […]
February 26, 2016

Help Your Child Make Healthy Decisions

At some point in the middle or high school years, most every child is going to wrestle with peer pressure and confront those three dreaded little […]
February 12, 2016

Are you IN-TEXT-ICATED?

TO FIND OUT IF YOU’RE ADDICTED TO TEXTING, TAKE THIS QUICK TEST. WHILE THERE ARE NO RIGHT AND WRONG RESPONSES, YOUR ANSWERS JUST MAY SURPRISE YOU. […]
February 12, 2016

New Drivers

Ask a teenager what it means to get a license and their response is often “freedom.” If you think about it, driving is the last life […]
February 12, 2016

The New Virtual Bathroom Wall

Judgment. Anonymity. Cruelty. These three words define cyberbullying as Pinnacle High School (PHS) students perceive it today. The virtual world of blogs, text messages, e-mails and […]
January 29, 2016

Suicide Prevention

Suicide is a problem that remains largely ignored in the United States. Here are a few of the statistics: There is a suicide attempt, somewhere in […]
January 29, 2016

Hypercritical Sip

Imagine the following scenario: You and the kids are at your mother’s house for the family’s weekly Sunday dinner. Your brother-in-law brings a bottle of Merlot […]
January 29, 2016

Peer Pressure in College

College students are struggling with a different kind of pressure, which comes from all directions, not just peers. Just because most of them have recently become […]
January 15, 2016

Peer Pressure in High School

Peer pressure during this age range takes on new meaning because teens survive and thrive in a social world filled with social influence. Peer opinions take […]