How to Help Teenagers Deal with Peer Pressure

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Practice peer pressure scenarios.. Teach them to say "no.. Teach additional resistance strategies.

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Practice peer pressure scenarios.

Step 1

Practice peer pressure scenarios.

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Teach them to say "no.

Step 2

Teach them to say "no.

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Teach additional resistance strategies.

Step 3

Teach additional resistance strategies.

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Offer teens a "lifeline" before poor decisions are taken too far.

Step 4

Offer teens a "lifeline" before poor decisions are taken too far.

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Encourage self-confidence in teens.

Step 5

Encourage self-confidence in teens.

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Support their positive friendships.

Step 6

Support their positive friendships.

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Build up their social skills.

Step 7

Build up their social skills.

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Help them to accept and embrace their individuality.

Step 8

Help them to accept and embrace their individuality.

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Start the conversation early.

Step 9

Start the conversation early.

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Watch for risk factors for peer pressure susceptibility.

Step 10

Watch for risk factors for peer pressure susceptibility.

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Help teens identify types and sources of peer pressure.

Step 11

Help teens identify types and sources of peer pressure.

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Establish clear expectations and consequences.

Step 12

Establish clear expectations and consequences.

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Give teens space but don't be passive.

Step 13

Give teens space but don't be passive.

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Get to know their friends.

Step 14

Get to know their friends.

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