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
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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?
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
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- Define peer pressure in their own words and give a real-world example
- Describe at least two strategies for resisting peer pressure, such as walking away or using humour
- Explain why going along with something wrong to fit in usually makes things worse
“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?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
Standards