Cyberbullying
Peer
Pressure
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Social awareness
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Relationship skills
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Did You Know?
Peer Pressure leads to low self esteem, emotional
damage, early substance abuse and loss of self control.
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What is Peer Pressure?
peer noun \ˈpir\
Definition PEER
1: one belonging to the same societal group
especially based on age, grade, or status
pres·sure noun \ˈpre-shər\
Definition of PRESSURE
1: the burden of physical or mental distress
*Merriam-Webster
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What is Empathy?
empathy noun \ˈempəTHē\
Definition EMPATHY
1: the ability to identify with or understand
another's situation or feelings.
*American Heritage Dictionary
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What is Positive Peer Pressure?
• Be nice to others
• Have good sportsmanship
• Invite friends to try new things
• Respect others
• Avoid alcohol and tobacco
• Be honest and don’t cheat
• Encourage others to do their best
• Include everybody no matter what
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Peer Pressure
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Signs & Behaviors of Peer Pressure
• Throwing temper tantrums about wanting something that another child has
• Telling you that their peers did not let them play at school today
• Telling you that they did not let a peer play with them today
• Sudden changes in their behaviors, likes or interests to align with their peers
• Lower self-esteem—when you hear them say things like, “I am not good at this,”
even if they have never tried the activity before
• Confusion about their interests and choices
• Interest in what their peers are doing
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What is Negative Peer Pressure?
• Being mean to other people who are different than us
• Ignoring others or leaving others out for no reason
• Spreading lies about others
• Talking negatively about other people behind their backs
• Trying alcohol or tobacco
• Forcing others to try things that might be bad for them
• Making fun of others for not being like everyone else
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What You Can Do
• Parenting Pressure
• Communication
• Modeling Joy
• Role - Play
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What You Can Do
• Being there for them
• Clear boundaries
• More listening less talking
• Ask questions?
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Redirect
• Practice what you want to say first, or try writing it down
• Act calm and confident
• Make eye contact
• Say what you want, clearly and politely
• Don’t apologize for asking what you need
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Refusal Behaviors
• “No thanks”
• “If I do this, my parents will ground me”
• “I’m not comfortable with this”
• “I don’t feel like getting in trouble, so I’m
going to do something else”
• “I don’t really feel like it”
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Conversation Starters: Peer Pressure
• “I noticed that you did exactly what your friend told you to do.
You don’t have to if you don’t want to. Everyone can do what they
want.”
• “Sometimes it’s hard to stand up for what you want. Let’s practice
until you feel confident in asking for what you want or need.”
• “When I’m in a situation where I want to do something, but I know
there could be negative consequences, I create a list of pros and
cons to help me make my decision. This might help you, too.”
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Aimee
Empower
Pressure Pressure
Good or Bad
Take a Stand
You’ll Be Glad!
Empower
• “i will be a positive peer”
• “i will listen to what my body is telling me”
• “i have the power to stand up to negative peers”
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• Engage in ongoing conversations
with your child(ren)
• Educate yourself and your
child(ren) on the trending topics
that affect them
• Empower them with the tools and
tactics to make safe, healthy choices
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