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by Published on 08-31-2011 04:32 PM
Raising Responsible Teens
Peer pressure move over. There’s a more powerful influence in the lives of teens and it’s found at home.
While peers undoubtedly influence each other, social science research demonstrates time and time again that parents actually matter most. However, having parents per se is not the determining factor. Rather it is the degree to which mom, dad, or guardian actually monitors the teen’s behaviour that is a decisive factor in reducing the risk of pregnancy as well as drug, alcohol, and cigarette use in their teen.
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