PEER PRESSURE
A PEER= someone about your own age
&
PRESSURE= influence
So together, peer pressure is when someone about your age tries to influence you to do something. When this happens, people often give in.....even when they're unhappy about the situation. Sometimes they give in because they don't know HOW to say no.
Other times they give in because they have a STRONG NEED to fit in and be part of the crowd.
Now, wanting to belong and feel part of a group is natural and normal.
It's part of what makes us human.
But "going along: may not always be smart.
That depends on whether the peer pressure is positive or negative
Lesson Progress
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- 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