As the child becomes a teenager, the importance of relationships shifts from family to peers for socialization, friendship and support. As adolescents begin to distance themselves from adults, they become closer to their peers, which helps increase their self-confidence and form a sense of identity and belonging. Peer pressure occurs when the individual chooses the styles and opinions of their friends due to real or imagined pressure. The more time the individual spends with peers, the more support and influence her friends will have on her. As the adolescent moves toward independence, he encounters opposition from his parents as they conform to peer influence. Peer pressure affects adolescents positively and negatively. The difference is that positive peer pressure can push someone to do something good or keep them from doing something wrong; while negative peer pressure pushes the good away from the bad; and all this is done to please his peers. Teens can develop bad habits due to the pressure to conform to their peers. A teenager can beg...