Don't want to feel awkward or uncomfortable. Are afraid of being rejected or made fun of. Don't know how to get out of a pressure situation. Aren't sure what they really want. What can parents do to help? Help them become the people you hope they can be by helping them learn to: Say "no. Before your kids find themselves in one of these situations, role-play with them.
Help your kids figure out how to respond when someone says to them, "Come on and have a drink with us. It's way more fun than studying. Or are you too chicken? Let's text each other some pictures of ourselves naked. It's called sexting. Everybody's doing it. Take time to praise your child and celebrate his or her achievements. Children who feel good about themselves are more able to resist negative peer pressure and make better choices.
Choose their friends wisely. This means online friends too. Lots of people peers and adults try to pressure kids to make bad choices.
But if your children have friends with good values and good self-esteem, they can help your kids make sense of new technology, stay away from risky behavior, and resist unwanted peer pressure. Create special code words. These are special words your children can use when they want your help but don't want their friends to know they're asking you for it.
For example, if they don't feel comfortable at a party, your children can call or text you with an agreed-upon phrase like, "Mom, I have a really bad earache. Skip to main content. Search form. Archive Home. Cite this article. But you can resist peer pressure with practice and a few tips. People may feel pressure to conform so they fit in or are accepted, or so they don't feel awkward or uncomfortable. When people are unsure of what to do in a social situation, they naturally look to others for cues about what is and isn't acceptable.
The people who are most easily influenced will follow someone else's lead first. Then others may go along, too — so it can be easy to think, "It must be OK.
Everyone else is doing it. They must know what they're doing. Responding to peer pressure is part of human nature — but some people are more likely to give in, and others are better able to resist and stand their ground.
People who are low on confidence and those who tend to follow rather than lead could be more likely to seek their peers' approval by giving in to a risky challenge or suggestion.
People who are unsure of themselves, new to the group, or inexperienced with peer pressure may also be more likely to give in. Using alcohol or drugs increases anyone's chances of giving in to peer pressure.
Substance use impairs judgment and interferes with the ability to make good decisions. Nearly everyone ends up in a sticky peer pressure situation at some point. No matter how wisely you choose your friends, or how well you think you know them, sooner or later you'll have to make decisions that are difficult and could be unpopular. It may be something as simple as resisting the pressure to spend your hard-earned babysitting money on the latest MP3 player that "everybody" has.
Or it may mean deciding to take a stand that makes you look uncool to your group. But these situations can be opportunities to figure out what is right for you. There's no magic to standing up to peer pressure, but it does take courage — yours:.
It's not always easy to resist negative peer pressure, but when you do, it is easy to feel good about it afterward. And you may even be a positive influence on your peers who feel the same way — often it just takes one person to speak out or take a different action to change a situation. Your friends may follow if you have the courage to do something different or refuse to go along with the group.
Consider yourself a leader, and know that you have the potential to make a difference. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. And we didn't make you do it. Thirteen-year-old Jade needed new trainers. Unfortunately, her father had just lost his job. Nike trainers were out of the question. Jade was really upset. The next day, her mother returned from the shops with a pair of new trainers.
Jade, however, did not. She rushed upstairs and flung herself on the bed in tears. How could she face the other girls? Later, however, Colleen came round. Even if you feel that you are right, resisting overt or covert pressure from others is not easy.
Ultimately, however, you need to be able to live with yourself. Only by following what you believe to be right for you can you do that. Search SkillsYouNeed:.
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