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Peer Pressure and How to Resist It

Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · ages 9-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

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

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.
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  1. False · You can feel pushed to copy a group even when nobody asks you to join. Peer pressure can be quiet as well as spoken.
  2. Feeling pushed by friends or classmates to join in with what they expect. · Peer pressure involves influence from peers that makes you feel pushed to join in. Test worry alone and a caregiver's household rule are different examples.
  3. Leave the marker and walk along the safe path to the trusted adult. · Sam can leave without taking or promising to take the marker. The prompt gives a safe route to a trusted adult.
  4. The rumour could hurt the classmate and damage other people's trust in Diego. · A spoken rumour can hurt someone and damage trust. Joining in does not guarantee that Diego's friends will stop applying pressure.
  5. She says, 'No thanks,' and continues the quiz using only her own answers. · Amara refuses and continues her own work. Refusal may not end the pressure, so she can ask an adult for help if her friends keep pushing.
  6. Classmates keep teasing a child who says no until the child agrees to skip homework. · The classmates keep pushing after a refusal. The study invitation accepts no, and the dog reminder does not push the child to copy a group.
  7. Jo can stay with the caregiver. Lee can call to the nearby trusted adult for help. · Jo has reached support. Lee cannot leave safely and can call for adult help. Neither child has to handle the pressure alone.
  8. Her friends could ask again; doing one dare does not guarantee that the pressure will stop. · Doing one dare does not control what others ask next. Lily can refuse now, and she can say no later even if she agreed before.
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