It claims that girls feel under pressure to wear clothes that make them look older and have to cope with advertising and magazines selling adult images.

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As many pupils return to school this week, parents are under pressure to buy their children new uniforms or extra clothes, such as trainers or sports kit.

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They are also freer from the numerous "status competitions" (the social pressure to drive a fancy car, wear designer clothes, enroll the children in private schools and take European vacations) that further drive up the cost of living in big cities and suburbs.

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The heck with the peer pressure of the haves and have nots based on designer clothes.

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