Understanding Peer Pressure and Positive Peer Influence
Explore the nuances of peer pressure and influence, learn to differentiate healthy and unhealthy friend qualities, and discover effective refusal strategies. Understand the consequences of succumbing to negative peer pressure and empower yourself with tools to make positive choices in social situations.
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The Right Connection Bonding and Relationships
Differentiate peer pressure and peer influence Identify the benefits of positive peer influence Articulate the benefits of associating with pro-social others Differentiate healthy friend qualities and unhealthy friend qualities Identify various peer-pressure refusal strategies and the peer-pressure situations to which they apply 2
What is a peer? Someone close to your own age, a friend, or a classmate. What is peer pressure? When someone tries to get you to do something you don t want to do. 3
Explain the consequences of engaging in the activity. If someone asks you to do something you shouldn t, just say no! Pretend you didn t even hear the person pressuring you. Keep saying the same thing over and over. State the Facts Reverse the Pressure Steer Clear Walk Away Better Idea Broken Record Make an Excuse Say No Ignore Don t approach trouble! If you find yourself in a dangerous or unpleasant situation, walk away! Offer a better idea of something to do. Come up with a believable excuse to get out of a tricky situation. Put the pressure back on the person pressuring you. 4
The nine Peer- Pressure Refusal Strategies are at the top of the page. Use them to help you complete the section. Put yourself in Cindy s place, and resist Valerie s pressure to spread the rumor about Ella. 5
Answer the multiple choice questions on the bottom of pg. 13. 6
Jason spent a lot of time picking out just the right bracelet to give Emma for her birthday. As Jason was wrapping the gift, Myra came over and said, Oh, you got a really cute bracelet for Emma. She ll love it. The rest of us just got her gift cards. Suddenly, Jason wished he hadn t gotten the bracelet. He felt uncomfortable about being the only one bringing a gift that Emma would have to unwrap. He decided to take the bracelet back and give Emma a gift card instead. Why did Jason change his mind? Who did the pressuring in this scenario? Did Myra criticize the gift? What would have happened if Jason hadn t changed his mind? 7
Open Workbook to Pg. 14 -Friend Qualities 8
On this page, you will see a bank of words that describe healthy friend qualities and unhealthy friend qualities. Review all the qualities and sort them by the appropriate heading: Healthy or Unhealthy. 9
Please complete kahoot! When finished with all 10 lessons. 10
