Boys AND Girls Are Involved In Risky Behaviors

Studies are now showing that risky adolescent behaviors–drinking, smoking and doing drugs–involve not only boys, but many more girls than in the past.

A report on the Kids Health website notes that “girls are just as likely to face the same kinds of pressures to fit in and try substances that could prove dangerous to their health–or even deadly.”

The report offers suggestions to parents on ways to help sons and daughters make the right decision when it comes to risky behaviors, such as establishing firm rules–and consequences and arming them with ways to respond to peer pressure.

For more tips,  go to the Kids Health website by clicking here.