According to a recent survey of teens, the top social and family pressures that your kids are dealing with include the following:
| Financial pressure |
56% |
| Family problems/getting along with parents |
56% |
| Concerns about personal safety |
53% |
| Pressure to look a certain way |
50% |
| Health concerns: cost and availability |
49% |
| Loneliness or feeling left out |
43% |
| Pressures to do drugs or to drink |
39% |
| Pressure to engage in sexual activity |
38% |
Discuss these issues with your teen, and find out what pressures they are feeling. Sometimes it is easier not to deal with a problem and to, let it fester than actually to address it.
Many tools to help you are available in A Lasting Legacy. |
