Anna Hall, I agree that children of affluent families are often under pressure to act and dress certain ways. Teens are in the middle of being young and being grownups and often make poor decisions as well. This is also a time of exploration of their own lives. Sometimes parents are not aware of problems their teens are having and began to lose communication with them. Youth are influenced by their peers, media, their environment, and their parents. If parents are not involved in their children’s lives the youth will go somewhere else to be involved. Christian and influential families are not immune to these problems. There is also the thrill of belonging to a gang or even dressing and acting like gang members. Some youth will dress