Standing Strong: Peer Pressure & Resilience
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Lesson duration is: 120 minItems in this lesson
What is this afternoon lesson on?
Standing Strong: Peer Pressure & Resilience
What do you already know about handling peer pressure?
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you will understand what peer pressure is, how it influences you, and strategies to build mental toughness and resilience to make your own choices.
What Is Peer Pressure?
Peer pressure is the influence from one's peers to conform to their behaviors, values, or attitudes, often in order to fit in or avoid being excluded.
This influence can be both negative, such as pressuring someone to engage in risky or harmful activities, and positive, like encouraging participation in a new sport. It can be direct, through explicit suggestions, or indirect, through observing others and feeling the need to follow their lead
Types of Peer Pressure
Peer pressure can be direct (someone persuades you) or indirect (feeling the need to fit in).
Positive vs Negative Pressure
Peers can encourage good habits (positive), but they can also pressure you into risky or uncomfortable situations (negative).
Positive Pressure
Negative Pressure
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Examples of Peer Pressure
Negative
Positive
Feeling forced to skip school, try substances, or be mean to others.
Joining a club, studying together, or motivating friends to stay healthy.
Mental Toughness Defined
Mental toughness is the strength to make your own choices and stay true to what you know is right.
What Is Resilience?
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks, adapt, and keep going even when things are hard.
Why Is Resilience Important?
It helps you handle pressure, resist negative influence, and recover from mistakes or rejection.
1 min plank
Move the tables to the side, we our going to test our mental strength!
How to Say "No"
Practice assertiveness: stay calm, make eye contact, and explain your choice clearly and confidently.
Finding Support
Trustworthy friends, family, and teachers can help you stand strong and build resilience.
What is peer pressure?
Social pressure from friends
Being forced to change schools
A form of bullying
Influence from peers to conform
How can mental toughness benefit you?
Increases social popularity
Enhances focus under pressure
Eliminates all stress
Improves resilience in challenges
Which is a sign of mental toughness?
Staying calm in stress
Avoiding all risks
Ability to cope with failures
Always being happy
What is a negative effect of peer pressure?
Building strong friendships
Encouraging personal growth
Lowering self-esteem
Engaging in risky behaviours
How can you resist peer pressure?
Practice assertiveness
Choose supportive friends
Do whatever anyone says
Ignore all social interactions
What does mental toughness involve?
Never feeling anxious
Being perfect at everything
Persistence in adversity
Confidence in abilities
Find an athelete/celeb/role model, and use them as an example to make a guide about...
How to become more mentally strong.
Reflection: Your Personal Strategies
Think of a time you faced peer pressure. What could you do next time to stay true to yourself?
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Question or subject
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
