Peer-Pressure

WHAT IS PEER-PRESSURE?

Peer Pressure n. Pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner similar or acceptable to them. (source: www.answers.com)

WHAT TO DO

• Remember, your are the boss, You decide what you can and cant do

• Say "no thanks" or "I don't want to"

• Walk away

• Find some new friends. If your current "friends" are telling you to do something that you don't want to do, their not really your friends

• Talk to your parents about what to do

• Be strong!

PEER-PRESSURE SCENARIO

When Lucy started at her new school, she got into a circle of friends that weren't very nice and made her do all sorts of things. Of course Lucy just wanted to fit in, so even though the things that they wanted her to do, she didn't want to do, she still did them. At first the things that they made her do were silly little things like going into the boys toilets, but then the things got worse. They started to pressure her into waging school and under age drinking. When finally she thought that she had had enough of this she tried to quit. Lucy wasn't a very mentally strong person, so when the bullies made fun of her for wanting to quit, she gave in and stayed in their group. She realised that she had to tell her parents if she wanted to stop getting pressured. Her parents talked to the principal, who called in a meeting with the girls who were bullying Lucy, their parents and Lucy and her parents. The girls only  then stopped bulling Lucy. Lucy ended up being able to start over with a new group of friends, ones that were nice to her.

QUIZ

What should Lucy have done when the girls first started to make her do things that she didn't want to do?

a) Said "no, I don't want to" and walked away.

b) Or participated in these acts

Answer

a) said "no, I don't want to" and walked away

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