Like adults, teens also face countless problems in their everyday lives. One of the biggest problems affecting teens is peer pressure, whether it is pressure to take drugs or dress a certain way. Another major problem is time management, or having time to do everything one wants to do. With school, homework, and extracurricular activities, it seems almost impossible to accomplish everyday tasks that one must do and still have free time. Finally, teens are always dealing with family problems. Either parents are pushing their children to do something that they don't want to do or are pushing them at inconsiderable rates to do better in their everyday activities, which can be stressful at times. It is clear that there are many issues that teens have to deal with day by day, including peer pressure, time management and family.
A major problem affecting teens is peer pressure, for there are many forms of it. For example, when teens are socializing with their peers, they are often be pressured into taking drugs. Studies conclude that at least one in four teens have experimented with drugs at one point or another, mostly due to the influence of their surrounding peers. One may not want to take drugs to begin with, but if their peers are the ones persuading them, then one's decision to take drugs may be completely altered. In addition, since teens are constantly in contact with other teens, they can be pressured into dressing a certain way or wearing certain clothes. In one recent survey, 67% of the teens often feel pressured to dress or look a certain way, although they may not subside to it. In today's society, the growing threat of cliques and gangs are also influencing what many young people wear, causing individuals to possibly follow this "trend". Furthermore, whether it is good or bad, peer pressure can influence a person to do something they don't want to do just because they want to "fit in".