Dan Rollman, the founder of the fantastically quirky Universal Record Database, specializes in finding pleasure in the inane. These aren’t your ordinary, run-of-the-mill records. Current favorites on ...

If you have children approaching their teenage years, you’ve probably thought at least a few times about the kind of peer pressure they might experience. What if a friend or classmate persuades them ...

Ice bucket challenge or pay it forward, anyone? In this image from video posted on Facebook, courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, former President George W. Bush participates in the ice ...

Most of us think of peer pressure as something bad kids exert on good kids in high school to get them to misbehave. But every word and action between adults have some subtle effect (sometimes, not so ...

As I indicated in my Letter to the Editor earlier this week, I am learning the difference between positive and negative peer pressure. I want to be the type of person who does things because of my ...

Peer pressure has always been a part of childhood but in today’s world it takes many new forms. From wanting to own the latest gadgets to comparing lifestyles such as arriving at school in an ...

We’ve all heard the saying “If you show me who your friends are, I can tell you who you are.” When we think of peer pressure, we often think of negative peer pressure, such as convincing a friend to ...

In seventh grade, Nathan Maynard joined a gang, hoping it would give him the sense of belonging he lacked at home. But his new friends only led him to make poor decisions, and he was sent to the ...