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  • My List: A Collection on "Peer Pressure" | Diigo on 2009-04-01
  • Positive Peer Pressure: Peer Support is Peer Pressure Gone Good on 2009-03-31
    • Gang formation is an example of the negative direction the search for membership and belonging can take.
  • Psychology Today: Peer Pressure on 2009-03-31
    • Your child's friends might influence him to work harder in school or say no to drugs, but research suggests that peers have little influence on one's taste in food, music or television.
  • Peer pressure, Information about Peer pressure on 2009-03-31
    • Your peers are the people with whom you identify and spend time. In childrenand teens, they are usually, but not always, of the same age group.

    • The level of peer influence generally increases as children grow, and resistance to peer influence often declines as children gain independence from the family or caregivers, and before they fully form an adult identity. Pre-schoolchildren tend to be the least aware of peer pressure, and are the least influenced by the need to conform. However with more social interactions outsidethe home and more awareness of others, the influence of peers increases.


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  • Dealing With Preschool Peer Pressure on 2009-03-31
    • We usually think of peer pressure as being a problem for teenagers, but peer pressure is a fact of life for all of us, no matter what our age. At a recent school book fair, I overheard one child urge another to “Just put it in your bag” about the .45 cent eraser the first child did not have money to buy. Probably, neither child really thought that taking the eraser would be stealing, and they just needed to be gently reminded that taking something that doesn’t belong to us is wrong. But by taking steps now to teach your children to deal with peer pressure, you can give them the skills they will need as teenagers (and adults!) to withstand peer pressure.
  • peer pressure - Google Search on 2009-03-31
    • Fruit Flies Feel Peer Pressure.
  • Peer pressure among adolescents - teenagers - children on 2009-03-31
    • How
      can parents, who spend far less time with their children
      than do their peers, have an influence on their teens?
      Parents need to set clear expectations for behavior,
      establish rules about communicating where and with
      whom their teenagers are spending their time, and
      should pre-set consequences for lying about activities
      or where they are going. By communicating your expectations,
      your adolescent cannot claim they "did not know"
      that you would be upset.
  • Peer Pressure on 2009-03-31
    • Teen peer pressure is the influence that children
      that are the same age, or near the same age, have on each other.
  • Parenting Teens: Peer Pressure on 2009-03-31

    • Even well adjusted adults can feel the desire to measure up to their peers, so imagine what it’s like for vulnerable teens desperately seeking acceptance. The best thing parents can do is start early in building their child’s self-esteem and discernment skills because by the time they reach adolescence, peer influence can trump parental authority. Whatever your child’s age, it’s not too late to encourage open conversations about the issues they’re facing.


  • Prevent Peer Pressure on 2009-03-31
    • “A child who
      reaches age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol or using drugs is
      virtually certain never to do so.”
    • In a survey
      of 4239 teens, when asked “What do you think is the biggest influence to
      try drugs?” 59% responded peer pressure, 32% responded stress and
      problems, 8% responded examples from movies, music and the media.

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