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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they tend to be [b]kids who have an innately high EQ[/b], such that their parents stop worrying about them and so stop supervising them at a much younger age that is typical. So, while they seem mature and know how to manipulate adults (and others), they do not in fact have fully developed frontal lobes yet, so they do stupid things without getting caught.[/quote]

Really? I tend to think of the exact opposite... Those who are susceptible to group think, peer pressure, impulsivity... [/quote]

Kids with high EQ often are susceptible to peer pressure because they are so good at recognizing what peer expect, so used to being popular, and also so good at snowing adults.  I don’t think this is the group most likely to be really wild but it is the group that is usually pushing the envelope in terms of makeup, dating, clothes meant to attract the opposite sex, cell phone usage, etc.  I think this is more for girls that boys because male peer pressure is so different—but it may just be that I’m more attuned to the female stuff as a female.
The really wild ones often have mental health challenges or abuse/neglect issues.[/quote]

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