Tag Archives: peer pressure

6 Tips to Help Kids Become Savvy Consumers (Prompts for Writing and Discussion)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Free Spirit Author

By Eric Braun and Sandy Donovan, coauthors of The Survival Guide for Money Smarts According to the Council for Economic Education, four in ten millennials say they are overwhelmed with debt, and more than half are living paycheck to paycheck, … Continue reading →

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What to Do When Your Child Is Being Teased

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Free Spirit Author

By Annie Fox, M.Ed., author of The Middle School Confidential™ series Dear Annie, My daughter has recently been teased at school about her weight. She is twelve, 5’5″, and weighs 145 pounds. She is by no means obese, but she … Continue reading →

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Helping Students Resist Peer Pressure

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Guest Blogger

By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Belonging. Such a seemingly simple, three-syllable word, but it’s pretty powerful in life’s big picture and right there in the middle of Maslow’s hierarchy … Continue reading →

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The Power to Promote Responsible Social Networking

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Free Spirit Author

by Judith C. Galas, coauthor of The Power to Prevent Suicide In the 1990s, schools went on high alert to help kids identify suicidal tendencies in themselves and others. They embraced a call to action that continues today through suicide … Continue reading →

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Stopular

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Free Spirit Author

by Erin Frankel, author of the Weird series A group of middle schoolers shared their grievances with me about the “popular kids” in their school. From what I could make out, these “popular kids” would not have made the cut … Continue reading →

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