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In "Join the Club," Rosenberg identifies a brewing social revolution that is changing the way people live, based on harnessing the positive force of peer pressure, and shows how peer pressure has reduced teen smoking in the United States, made villages in India healthier and more prosperous, helped minority students get top grades in college calculus, and even led to the fall of Slobodan Milosevic.
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In this book, readers will learn about peer pressure, ways they can cope with it and help stop it, and how to help others who are experiencing it. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, fullcolor photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about overcoming peer pressure. Also includes sidebars,...
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Real Life Teens is an unbiased and realistic look from the perspective of teens, at the wide variety of issues teens face today featuring young teenagers telling their real stories, in their own words. The series discusses significant issues in adolescent society and cuts through many barriers with its honest and relevant advice and information. This program discusses Peer Pressure and its effects on teens. It is designed to help teens feel comfortable...
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Sticky Icky Vicky thinks playing in mud is fun-until someone tells her it isn't.
Sticky Icky Vicky is a fun-loving girl who can't get enough of playing in the mud and dirt. That is, until she is teased for being dirty. Suddenly, Vicky finds herself withdrawing from friends and mud play altogether.
When she learns about the upcoming International Mud Day, Vicky wants nothing more than to get in on the mud-tastic fun. But will Vicky find the courage...
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Our peers usually are those we are close with including classmates, coworkers and even family members can be our peers. Our peers can change from time to time especially when we change our environment in school or work.
Peer pressure can be experienced at any age and in any situation. It is easy to fall into the trap and not respect your boundaries. We must owe our power and be who we truly are.
In this course, we will address the issue through...
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It happens to every parent. One day, you have a sweet son or daughter who loves to snuggle on the couch and who puts a smile on your face just by walking into the room. The next day, it's as if someone left the door open and let in an alien with a smart mouth and an attitude that, frankly, you could do without. Entering middle school is like stepping onto a different planet -- for parent and child alike. But these years don't have to create chaos...
11) Joy Ride
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"When a girl and her grandfather put their hearts into sprucing up an old bike by hand, neighborhood kids are less than kind in this tender story about bullying, peer pressure, and feeling the freedom to express yourself. Needing something to fill up her summer days, Joy seeks out her granddad, who also likes to tinker, for something to do. Together they find the perfect project: sprucing up an old bike for Joy. From hardware stores to garage sales,...
13) Hocus focus
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Jack and Gina let the teasing of a classmate stop them from wearing their glasses until a class field trip makes them change their minds.
16) I can help
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"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--
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Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
19) The fixes
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5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . .
Eric Connelly is crumbling under the weight of his dad's expectations. He can't seem to live up to the "Connelly Man" standards—but when he meets the mysterious, free-spirited Jordan Grant, his dad's rules seem so much less important than they used to.
Jordan and Eric—now "E"—join up with two of the most popular girls in school to combat their rich-kid boredom. But
...20) Jag
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Jag learns to face both her fear of water and her fear of ridicule by comforting someone else who doesn't fit into the group.
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