Dealing with Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure
  It’s normal for people the same age, to try to
influence each other.
  The pressure you feel to do what others your age are
doing is called peer pressure.
  Because most teens are sensitive to their peers’
opinions, peer pressure can be hard to resist.
Positive Peer Pressure
  Have you ever been influenced by friends to do
something positive for yourself, others or your
community?
  Positive peer pressure is what you feel when people
your age encourage you to do something
worthwhile.
  When a friend encourages you to study for a big test
to get a good grade that is positive peer pressure.
Negative Peer Pressure
  When you hear the words everybody's doing it.
How do you feel?
  These are usually words people use when they are
using negative peer pressure.
  Negative peer pressure is what your friends or
people around you make you do something that you
really don’t want to do.
Manipulation
  People sometimes pressure others through
manipulations– a dishonest way to control or influence
someone.
  Manipulators may try to do the following:
Manipulation
 Appeal to your courage- Say what are you a
chicken?
 Appeal to your desire to belong- Com on
everyone's doing it.
 Appeal to your guilt- Man, …I thought I could
count on you..
 True friends won’t make you do things you don’t
want to do.
Bullying
  Bullies pick on others as a way to gain
power, to get their way, or to feel
important.
  Bullying can take many forms including
 Gossiping
 Teasing
 And Physical Violence
Bullying
  When bullies are using tactics to pressure others,
they are using negative peer pressure.
  Sometimes appearing confident and telling the bully
to stop is enough to get the bully to stop.
Bullying
  Other times, ignoring the bully will stop them.
  If bullying gets out of hand, tell an adult.
  Never bully back.
  Fighting back just satisfies the bully and makes the
bullying worse.
Responding to Negative Peer Pressure
  Standing up to negative peer pressure is one of the most
important skills you can learn.
  May take a passive, assertive, or aggressive approach
  It’s never easy to say no to a group of friends when you
want to be part of a group.
  You may be afraid of hurting someone's feelings or losing
a friendship.
  You may fear being laughed at or excluded from things.
Dealing with Bullies
Step 1
Restore your self-esteem.
While you're developing a strategy for dealing with
bullies, remember your self-worth is of prime
importance.
When you must walk away, use assertive language,
defuse the bully.
Dealing with Bullies
Step 2
  Build friendships with others who share your interests.
  The buddy system is one of the best ways you can protect
yourself from bullies because they typically have an aversion
to groups.
  Connect with someone else and gain the support of a friend
at the same time.
Dealing with Bullies
  Step 3
Seek out the assistance of an adult.
Helps you realize you have resources that are available
to you.
The behavior of bullies is unacceptable and you have
every right to protect yourself from further
mistreatment.
Bullying Poster (20 Points)
•  List and define the different types of bullying (5
Points)
•  Should include 5 facts or statements related to
bullying. (5 Points)]
•  Drawings to go along with facts or statements. (5
Points)
•  Must be neat and colorful. (5 Points)
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I want to eat in the cafeteria with the rest of the students. Let’s Get Our Books
  Open your Books to page 160-161
  Read the section on HOW TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF
  Answer these questions:
. What does prepare yourself mean?
 2. How should you refuse to be
interrupted?
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Bullying Video
  What do you think about the video?
  Write one paragraph summary of how you feel about what
you saw?
  Do you feel there is bullying at your High School?