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Peer Pressure

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Hello,                 I vaguely remember having read somewhere that when a 100-year old woman was interviewed, what is one thing she had to say. She laughed and said, "at 100, I do not face any peer pressure."                           The moment a child is out of the womb, the one thing that constantly follows him/her is peer pressure. My baby's weight is only 2.5 kg, while her baby's weight is 3 kg. We will not say that it is peer pressure, but comparison. If a baby's weight falls within normal, there is no need to worry that it is underweight and weak. But when relatives or friends start telling about the weight to the new parents, it will set them thinking.                                 As per Wikipedia, peer pressure usually sets in during adolescent stage, when students feel pressure to perform better in studies and other activities. The toppers will be the envy of other students in the class. Smart students will form a group and they may not ming