Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions

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<p>"Why do otherwise good kids seem to make bad decisions when they are with their friends? New research on risk taking and the teenage brain offers some answers.</p>

<p>This is a very interesting article in today’s NYT of the “neurochemical” reasons behind some bad decisions made by teenagers.</p>

<p>February 3, 2011, 2:30 pm
Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions
By TARA PARKER-POPE</p>

<p>[Teenagers</a>, Friends and Bad Decisions - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions - The New York Times”>Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions - The New York Times)</p>

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<p>I didn’t need a Temple University study to tell me that kids act differently around their friends than they do when they are alone. This is especially true of decisions about sex!</p>

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<p>I’ve noticed that, too! People’s decisions about sex are a lot different when they are alone vs. with someone else, and the other person present can influence them a lot!</p>

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<p>Double post. (Joke wasn’t THAT good.)</p>

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<p>It’s not just teenager!</p>