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Dealing (1)__with_ pressure and in middle school can (2)__be_ dificult. The pressure may be to take friends, earn good (3) _skills__, excel in sports or other activities , and deal with hectic schedules.

More and more people are going to high school now and it is becoming tougher to get it. Middle-school students face (4)__difficulties_ to keep their gradesup every day. They are in a(5)_pressure__ with their peers to be the best and the brightest in everything.

During the teenage years, children will(6)__overcome_ the pressure to grow up. No longer will they be able to act (7)_as__ a child and not worry about responsibilities. Their (8)_knowledge__ should help them make this transition from a child to an adult easy and teach them to (9)_make__ wise decisions. Prepare them for the world ahead of them and don't let go completely at (10)_hand__.Gradually let the growing up occur.