Peer Pressure Bellringer Make a list of the groups, things, or people that can influence your behavior. 6 th Grade

Who Influences You? Positive influences can encourage you to improve yourself or to do good. Negative influences can pressure you to do something that is unhealthy or dangerous. Peer pressure is a feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want. 6 th Grade Peer Pressure

Types of Pressure Direct pressure is the result of someone trying to convince you to do something you normally wouldn’t do. Indirect pressure results from being swayed to do something because people you look up to are doing it. 6 th Grade Peer Pressure

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Coping with Pressures 6 th Grade Peer Pressure Internal Pressure –Is an impulse a person feels to engage in a behavior. External Pressure –Is a pressure a person feels from another person or from a group to engage in a behavior.

Everybody has felt some type of pressure from his or her friends at one point or another. Make a list of 5 things that you can do to avoid peer pressure so that you will not be influenced in a negative way. Be prepared to share! 6 th Grade Peer Pressure

Refusal Skills List three ways that you can refuse a negative behavior. 6 th Grade

Refusal Skills Refusing Verbally and Nonverbally To get out of a pressure situation: 6 th Grade Clearly identify the problem. State your thoughts and feelings. Say what you would like to happen instead. Explain the results if the change in plans is made. Explain the results if the change in plans is not made.

Refusal Skills Refusing Verbally and Nonverbally To get out of a pressure situation: 6 th Grade Match what you say with your body language. If your friend keeps pressuring you, stop being friends with that person.

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Refusal Skills Refusal skills are strategies to avoid doing things that you feel pressured to do. 6th Grade Refusal Skills

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Practicing Refusal Skills It helps to practice refusal skills so you will be ready for real-life pressure situations. When a person says “no”, always respect others and don’t put anyone down. If someone keeps pressuring you, then you may have to leave the situation. Refusal Skills6th Grade