The Blog of P.U.R.E. and Sue Scheff

Criminal Activity: A Teenage Phase? Criminal Activity and Your Teen For many kids, adolescence is a trying phase of life. Body changes, school pressures, and personality changes can be very overwhelming to your teen when occurring all at once. Because of these pressures, adolescents can be more susceptible to things like peer pressure. Whether it’s out of a desire to fit in or stand out, your normally levelheaded teen can be easily pressured into committing dangerous and illegal acts they might never otherwise consider. Sometimes, these activities are relatively harmless, and can include things like dying their hair a bold color, or cutting a class or two. But often, many teens find the desire to fit in so strong they are willing to compromise their own morals to be part of the ‘in’ crowd. They may be more likely to experiment with drugs or alcohol, or commit other criminal activities, all for the sake of ‘fitting in’. Though there are many dangers your teen may encounter, this site de...

Holiday’s are officially here - malls are crowded - stores are busy with the holiday rush especially today on Black Friday. It doesn’t matter your economic status, it seems some teens from all financial backgrounds will try their “hand” at shoplifting. Why? Peer pressure? Is it cool? Part of the crowd? What constitutes shoplifting? It doesn’t have to be only stealing, shoplifting can include changing price tags (which is harder to do now with the bar scans in some stores), consuming food or drink without paying for it, leaving a restaurant without paying, wearing items out of a store (again, hoping there isn’t an alarm tag on them) - this and more will land you in legal trouble if you are caught. Teens seem to believe it could never happen to them - however more and more I am hearing from parents that have had to deal with this. To learn more, visit http://www.stopyourkidsfromshoplifting.com/ and get some great parenting tips such as: Why Children Steal and Your Role in Preventing Ret...

As a parent advocate , I hear from parents on a weekly basis and one subject matter that is always discussed at least once a week, is their child shoplifting aka - stealing! Why? The teens usually don’t have to do this, however it becomes a “cool” thing that others are doing - and peer pressure to fit in can cause your child to participate in an act they know is not right. There have been reports that most kids don’t steal because they need to, or financial issues or need - it is simply peer pressure to fit in with a poplular (in their eyes) group of kids. Learn More from the National Association of Shoplifting Prevention - Being an educated parent can help prevent your teen from making bad choices. Prevent Consumer Shoplifting by Raising Awareness!80% of shoplifting offenders believe that people shoplift because they don’t fully understand the crime’s harmful effect on themselves, the victims and the community. Help Stop Your Kids From Shoplifting - visit http://www.stopyourkidsfroms...