Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it's called peer pressure. Peers play a large role in the social and emotional development of children and adolescents. Their influence begins at an early age and increases through the teenage years. Peer pressure in high school is both harmful and effective because it can lead to teen depression, high stress levels, negative behavior issues, and poor decision-making and outcomes. Some of the strategies can help handle negative peer pressure are talk to the person who is pressuring, let him or her know how it makes you feel and tell the person stop, communicate with parents. Try to have friends with similar values and beliefs.

Krishna Prakash KU

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