Popularity isn’t forever, according to new research published in the June 2914 issue of Child Development.

Researchers kept tabs on nearly 200 people, beginning when they were 13 and continuing through age 23. They found that teens who acted ahead of their age at 13—those who wore makeup, had boyfriends/girlfriends and sometimes engaged in delinquent behavior—often were thought of as the cool kids by their peers.
 By the time these kids were 22, perceptions changed. They were perceived as less capable of holding together relationships and had more trouble making and keeping friends. They also were more likely to have been in trouble with the law, too. (Fox News)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.