Peer Pressure
The greatest accomplishment is to be your true self in a world that is constantly trying to make you just like them.
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Be a servant of Christ not of men
​Galatians 1:10
Welcome to our website! In this website, you will be able to find useful tips on how to handle peer pressure. We are students from SPH KV, who are aiming to raise awareness for individuals who are dealing with peer pressure. We hope to change the way people think about wanting to fit in by telling them that it's okay to be different.
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What is peer pressure?Peer pressure is social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.
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How to deal with it?The easiest way to avoid peer pressure is by saying no, but sometimes it's hard. Here are a few other helpful tips to avoid peer pressure.
Effects of peer pressurePeer pressure can effect you in a lot of ways. The effects of peer pressure might be permanent. Like if you take drugs, it will effect you entire life. Or when you get addicted it might be hard to stop.
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the 2 sides of peer pressureEveryone knows that there is a bad side of peer pressure, but what most people do not know is that there is also a good side of peer pressure.
Why should we take it seriously?You might think that peer pressure is something everyone has so it's normal. But peer pressure can really affect you health. So heres why we should care.
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Where does it come from?Peer pressure comes from 3 different ways:
1.Individually 2. Directly 3. Indirectly WHy do we pressure others?Remember that there is two sides of peer pressure. That includes the victim and the one who is pressuring the victim. Both of them have different perspectives towards the situation.
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