Six Steps to Help Eliminate Peer Pressure
Teenagers of today live in a far different world of years long ago. I mean, years ago some kids had to quit school to work to help their families, some wore one pair of shoes until they were trashed. Nowadays things are quite different. Everything seems to be focused on what gaming system they have, if they have a cell phone, and other technological gadgets. Peer pressure from friends can really cause a lot of stress and changes in behaviour in your child. Here are 6 Steps to Eliminate Peer Pressure.
6 Steps to Help Eliminate Peer Pressure
- Get to Know Your Child’s Friends- Make sure that you take the time to get to know who your child is hanging around. This will give you some indication of whether or not a friend is a good influence or not.
- Communicate- Open the lines of communication with your child. A good talk before bed will show them that you are concerned about how their day went. It will also help your child to feel comfortable enough to open up about things that they might be holding back.
- Be a Positive Role Model- Be a positive role model for your child. Offer advice freely and never use harsh words or make judgement. Use your own experiences to teach them about situations and consequences.
- Give Alternatives- Create alternatives in situations by asking, “What can we do instead”? This will help your child to think it through and work towards problem solving.
- Teach Them about True Friends- Teach them about the difference about true friends and the importance of choosing ones that will support them and never ridicule them.
- Teach Them to Be Strong Enough to Walk Away- Teach them skills that will build their character and give them the strength to walk away from a bad situation.
Do you have any tips you can share for parents to help their teens to eliminate peer pressure? Feel free to comment
Christina kagarise says
August 27, 2014 at 3:56 AMOur oldest daughter just started high school.. I know the pressures and wanting to “fit in”.. Thank you for the tips!
Lauryn R says
July 27, 2014 at 10:54 AMAlthough I know that some peer pressure when your child is in school cannot be avoided, these are all great tips to help prevent the majority of it. I have two girls, who are still very young, but I dread the day that they are teenagers and in school. All we can do is be there for them and hope that they have leaned enough from us to be the best little women that they can be.
Eileen Richter says
July 26, 2014 at 1:13 AM4 grown kids and still certainly do not know it all…all kids are different and of course all of the kids FRIENDS are different. I really like the one about True Friends. We have learned a LOT about that in the past 3 years of middle school with my youngest. AND, we as adults find out a lot about this too, in certain circles and connections. Good list you have here!
Rita Spratlen says
July 23, 2014 at 8:46 PMThese are wonderful tips for sure. Kids when they get a certain age care more about what their peers think some of the time and thats when problems happen. First loves and crushes are very painful and can be very traumatic to them. Sometimes we just have to be there to help them go through.
valerie guerrero says
July 23, 2014 at 1:00 PMtheses are great steps for children now aays