Peer Pressure and Resisting It
Understand peer pressure — the influence friends and peers can have on your choices and behaviour — and develop strategies for resisting pressure to do something they know is wrong or that makes them uncomfortable
Typical age: 9–11 years
“If your child's friends dare them to do something risky or unkind — like shoplifting a sweet or posting an embarrassing photo of someone — can they resist the pressure and explain why they won't do it?”
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Needs first
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenshipREQUIRED
Peer pressure as a concept requires knowing the term 'peer pressure' and vocabulary of 'rights' and 'responsibility'
- Stop, Think, Then ChooseREQUIRED
Resisting peer pressure builds on decision-making process
- Assertive Communication
Resisting peer pressure benefits from assertive communication skills
- Bystanders and UpstandersREQUIRED
Peer pressure resistance builds on bystander/upstander awareness