Peer pressure only happens when someone says something out loud to you.

What is peer pressure?

• Feeling pushed by friends or classmates to join in with what they expect.
• Feeling worried about a difficult test when nobody is pushing you to join a group.
• Following a household rule that a caregiver sets about homework and time for games.

Friends dare Sam to take a marker from a shop without paying. Sam wants to leave. A clear, safe path leads to a trusted adult nearby. Which action resists the pressure?

• Take the marker before leaving, so the friends will stop asking Sam to do the dare.
• Leave the marker and walk along the safe path to the trusted adult.
• Agree to take the marker later, then walk to the adult without mentioning the dare.

Diego's friends convince him to spread a rumour about a classmate so they will like him more. Why might going along cause harm?

• The rumour could hurt the classmate and damage other people's trust in Diego.
• The rumour cannot hurt the classmate because Diego only speaks it and never writes it down.
• Spreading the rumour guarantees that Diego's friends will never pressure him to do anything again.

Amara's friends keep asking her to cheat on a quiz. Which response uses a resisting strategy?

• She copies one answer, then tells her friends she only did it to stop them asking.
• She stays silent and copies the answers, then promises herself not to do it again.
• She says, 'No thanks,' and continues the quiz using only her own answers.

Which situation is the clearest example of peer pressure?

• A friend invites a child to study, then accepts 'No thanks' without asking the child again.
• Classmates keep teasing a child who says no until the child agrees to skip homework.
• A sibling reminds a child to feed the dog, without asking the child to copy a group's behaviour.

At a park, Jo refuses a vape and walks to their caregiver. Lee also refuses, but the others block Lee's path. A trusted adult is nearby. Which plan fits both situations?

• Jo can stay with the caregiver. Lee can call to the nearby trusted adult for help.
• Jo should return to explain again. Lee should keep arguing until the others decide to move.
• Jo can stay with the caregiver. Lee should try the vape so the others agree to let Lee pass.

Lily thinks, 'If I do the risky dare once, my friends will stop pressuring me for good.' What should Lily consider?

• Doing the dare guarantees that her friends will stop asking, so she can count on the pressure ending.
• She needs to complete the dare before deciding, because its risks only matter if she repeats it later.
• Her friends could ask again; doing one dare does not guarantee that the pressure will stop.