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/^t/However, all the dangers mentioned so far seem trivial in comparison with the ones which other peers carry with their readiness to "help". Teenagers not only see in each other their greatest solace but also their greatest menace. They realize that they can get both good as well as bad advice from their peers but still they say: "it is better than nothing". So they not seldom get advised to misbehave at school or at home, shocking their teachers and relatives by doing things they would never do if they knew that they already have the attention they fight for so desperately. Unfortunately, parents do not read this information properly assuming that the bizarre behavior on the part of their children is a result of their transition from childhood to teenagers. Again, the role of the parents is substantial and those who understand their duties as parents to teenagers do not have problems with misbehaving kids. Not dealt with in time, misbehaving may lead to violence and crime. Teenagers soon can find out that getting attention by the means of fear is the best way to become "popular". Everybody knows and remembers the one who acted violently against him, either with powerful fists or with a gun. And it is such a "fun" to see a terrorized peer kneeling in front of his suppressor begging to let go. It is not far from this point to real crime: shooting at people for money and for no considerable reason. Here is when attention is no longer the matter: now the parents have no power to change the situation. They once had the chance which they were not eager to take. Their teenagers do not need them any more because they think they have already found their way of life.