Peer pressure knows no age, no race and no gender. It basically can happen to anyone and exist regardless of where you are. Is there a way of escaping it?
Peer Pressure is the most common thang today itz alwayz someone who trying to get you to do what they are doing telling you dat it is so cool when it is not
Originally posted by porchvill: peer preesure i agree knows no bounds it simply eats up the life of its victim. However i would say one main contribution to the peer preesure syndrome is basically lack of communication. observastions have proven that the people that fall in this category have had some sort of complexities(inferior) which can be linked with some many other things: poverty, stress, broken home(S)/divorce and the list goes on and on.....however some poeple dispite there backgroumds choose no to be influenced by their peers
Ditto.
We have to teach the kids of our generation and future generation to never cave into what society wants us to be. Never conform to what they think we should look like, act or such.
peer preesure i agree knows no bounds it simply eats up the life of its victim. However i would say one main contribution to the peer preesure syndrome is basically lack of communication. observastions have proven that the people that fall in this category have had some sort of complexities(inferior) which can be linked with some many other things: poverty, stress, broken home(S)/divorce and the list goes on and on.....however some poeple dispite there backgroumds choose no to be influenced by their peers
Originally posted by clpo13: The problem with teaching this sort of thing in school is that it couldn't be standardized. Not all parents raise their kids the same way. Some might want their kids to learn through experience, while others would want to prevent their kids from doing anything the parents see as bad, if that makes any sense.
For siblings, I think the best course is to talk about your experiences with peer pressure. Granted, they probably won't listen (siblings are like that), but it's worth a shot.
I agree and it is true that not all parents raise their kids the same way but im sure that they wouldn't want their children to be pressured by their peers. I am constantly telling my brother that he doesn't have to do the things that his friends does like smoking and going out to the mall during class hours but he just refuses. even though he doesn't do it, i could see that he wants to.
The problem with teaching this sort of thing in school is that it couldn't be standardized. Not all parents raise their kids the same way. Some might want their kids to learn through experience, while others would want to prevent their kids from doing anything the parents see as bad, if that makes any sense.
For siblings, I think the best course is to talk about your experiences with peer pressure. Granted, they probably won't listen (siblings are like that), but it's worth a shot.
Originally posted by clpo13: Good point. But I think even children can make the difference between things they want to do and things they don't want to do. With younger kids, though, I think the problem is understanding the consequences of their actions. When you're older, you think, "Hey, if I do this, I could get in big trouble down the road." Kids, on the other hand, focus more on the here and now, thinking, "This seems fun. It probably won't hurt to do," and then they get burned later on.
That's something that is probably best taught by parents. If we can teach children early on to understand that their actions have consequences, they might be better able to resist peer pressure to do things that would end up hurting them. But then again, perhaps not.
That makes alot of sense and i do agree that parents play a huge role in educating their children about peer pressure. I believe that the school should play that role as well because half of the time the children will be spending time in school. Don't you think so?
When i was younger, maybe around 12, i had bad friends and didn't realize that they're such bad influence because they were the ones that introduced smoking to me. I didn't want to look bad and made the wrong decision by trying it out. However i wasn't addicted and it easy for me to kick the old habit. Even at that age, I knew what was right and wrong but still felt that if I didn't do it, I'd probably be shunned upon. My younger brother is facing peer pressure now and although he doesn't realize it, there are certain signals, for instance his way of dressing has change, his taste in music, the way he talks to people and such. How do we make sure that peer pressure doesn't happen to our siblings and friends? And even if we voice out our opinions to them, will they listen?
Good point. But I think even children can make the difference between things they want to do and things they don't want to do. With younger kids, though, I think the problem is understanding the consequences of their actions. When you're older, you think, "Hey, if I do this, I could get in big trouble down the road." Kids, on the other hand, focus more on the here and now, thinking, "This seems fun. It probably won't hurt to do," and then they get burned later on.
That's something that is probably best taught by parents. If we can teach children early on to understand that their actions have consequences, they might be better able to resist peer pressure to do things that would end up hurting them. But then again, perhaps not.
Originally posted by clpo13: If you're being pressured to do something, ask yourself this simple question: "Is this what I want to do, or is it what my friends want me to do?"
If you don't want to do something, than you have every right to tell people that you don't want to do it. Chances are they'll say it's all right. If they're truly your friends, they'll understand. Good friends respect your decisions. Good friends don't pressure.
I agree with what you said about our friends but thing is, most people aren't like that. I think that adults and teenagers should know the difference between a good friend and a bad one but what about the children and those who are in their pre teens? Not many of them are able to identify the difference between the right and wrong and most are ignorant.
If you're being pressured to do something, ask yourself this simple question: "Is this what I want to do, or is it what my friends want me to do?"
If you don't want to do something, than you have every right to tell people that you don't want to do it. Chances are they'll say it's all right. If they're truly your friends, they'll understand. Good friends respect your decisions. Good friends don't pressure.
It may not be as easy as it sounds because what if these people are your friends and how is one suppose to know that they're being peer pressured if one is ignorant?
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