HOW CAN PEER PRESSURE BE POSITIVE?
Peer pressure is positive (even supportive!) when others try to get you to do something that is GOOD for you...
when they encourage you to do something that is in line with your values (the things that you believe in) and the rules you and your family live by.
EXAMPLES OF POSITIVE PEER PRESSURE:
When a friend encourages you to try out for the band or sign up for a new after school activity.
When a friend tries to get you to attend an alcohol and drugfree party.
When you encourage classmates to raise money to help hurricane victims.
When you encourage your friends to invite the new student to join you for lunch, instead of letting him sit and eat alone.
When you try to get others to volunteer to clean up the neighborhood or help feed homeless people.
Lesson Progress
- Introduction to Decision Making
- The 3 D'S of decision making
- Decide, act, and evaluate
- Try the 3D's approach on these scenarios
- Peer Pressure
- How can peer pressure be positive?
- Negative Peer Pressure
- So what does this all mean ?
- How to handle negative peer pressure
- Other things to try
- How to be assertive and say no
- More ways to say no