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Transcript of Peer Pressure and Unhealthy Habits Fit for Life Lesson#8 Grades 3&4.
Peer Pressure and Unhealthy Habits
Fit for Life Lesson#8
Grades 3&4
Peer Pressure
What is peer pressure? Peer pressure is when you
feel influenced by your peers (could be your
classmates, friends, team mates etc.) to change your attitudes and values to feel
a part of a group.
It is hard to resist peer pressure because
everyone want to feel like they have friends
and belong within their peers.
Examples of Peer Pressure
Whatever, I lie to my parents
all the time! Studying for exams is for
losers!
Can I copy your
homework?
Come on, lets skip class.
Everyone hates math.
I am sure your parents won’t
mind if you are late for
curfew.
How to deal with peer pressure
Being the only saying “no” to peer pressure can be difficult.
Being confident in what you believe in and value can help you say no to situations that you know are wrong.
Having good friends that you know will also say no with you can also help in situations where you feel pressured.
Stick together with peers who have similar values.
Peer pressure as we get older As we grow into young adults some of us
may experience pressure to do things like smoke, drink alcohol, skip class or shoplift.
It is important to realize why we should not do these things.
What is the big deal? I see older people doing
these things!
Smoking Stinks!
Cigarettes contain harmful chemicals that we would never think to put in our bodies!
Cigarettes also contain a drug
called “nicotine” that makes them highly addictive.
That is why people continue to smoke and
find it difficult to quit.
Smoking Stinks! Not only do cigarettes contain all these toxic substances,
they are also very unhealthy for your body.
REASONS NOT TO SMOKE•Bad breath •Stained teeth and hands •Cough/sore throat •Problems breathing •Feeling tired and out of breath •Wrinkles (more, sooner) •Arguments with parents, friends •Cancer risk •Heart disease risk •Gum disease risk •Bad smell in your clothes, hair, skin •Cigarette burns in your car or on your clothes •Risk of secondhand smoke to people around you http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html
“No thank you!”
Effects of Smoking on the Body
Why should we not start smoking?
Let other kids know! Design a t-shirt that tells other kids why
we should not start smoking. Your t-shirt can be informing other
students about the effects of smoking, how to say no to smoking, things that are in cigarettes etc.