Be Yourself!!!Be Yourself!!!

What is Peer What is Peer Pressure?Pressure?

What is Peer Pressure?What is Peer Pressure?

It is not uncommon to want to fit inIt is not uncommon to want to fit in Happens when we are influenced to do Happens when we are influenced to do

something we usually wouldn’t dosomething we usually wouldn’t do May be because we want to fit inMay be because we want to fit in

What is a Peer?What is a Peer?

Anyone you look up toAnyone you look up to Someone you think is equal in age or Someone you think is equal in age or

abilityability FriendFriend Someone in communitySomeone in community Someone on T.V.Someone on T.V.

How does peer pressure How does peer pressure affect us?affect us?

PositivePositive Help to challenge or motivate us to do our Help to challenge or motivate us to do our

bestbest

How does pressure affect How does pressure affect us?us?

NegativeNegative May result in you doing stuff that may not fit May result in you doing stuff that may not fit

with your sense of what is right or wrongwith your sense of what is right or wrong Fashion senseFashion sense Alcohol or other drug useAlcohol or other drug use Decision to have a BF or GFDecision to have a BF or GF Choice of friendsChoice of friends AcademicsAcademics

Types of Peer PressureTypes of Peer Pressure

DirectDirect Someone telling what you should do?Someone telling what you should do?

Types of Peer PressureTypes of Peer Pressure

IndirectIndirect Less obviousLess obvious Doing something sociallyDoing something socially Just to fit inJust to fit in Nobody is pushing you toward thisNobody is pushing you toward this

Types of Peer PressureTypes of Peer Pressure

IndividualIndividual Comes from youComes from you Something you think you need to do to fit inSomething you think you need to do to fit in

What can be done?What can be done?

MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR YOU!!YOU!! Value common interestValue common interest

Hang out with people of the same interestHang out with people of the same interest ““Cool crowd” may not be as fun as it seemsCool crowd” may not be as fun as it seems

What can be done?What can be done?

Say NO!!Say NO!! Have the strength to say NO!!Have the strength to say NO!!

Don’t judge othersDon’t judge others Respecting someone else’s choice may help Respecting someone else’s choice may help

them to respect yoursthem to respect yours

Take actionTake action Stand up for someone else being pressuredStand up for someone else being pressured

The Bottom LineThe Bottom Line

““Be Yourself!!!”Be Yourself!!!” Always do what is in the best interest for Always do what is in the best interest for

YOU!!!!!YOU!!!!!

ReferencesReferences

http://http://www.reachout.com.auwww.reachout.com.au//

http://school.discovery.com/http://school.discovery.com/

“Be Yourself!!!”Group #______Names:______________________________________

Be sure to write your group number and everyone’s name one this paper. For each scenario, identify what type of peer pressure is occurring. Also, for the suggestion, write something you could have done to avoid the situation. Scenario # 1Type:_________Suggestion:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________