eer pressure is a very real issue that affects many of the teenagers of the world today.

Society offers
many misleading advertisements that seem to lead teens in all the wrong directions. If the youth of
today are more educated, the future of our world will be a lot better off (Dobson).
There are all sorts of pressures that children face today,. Drinking, smoking, staying out past
curfew, having sex when you are not ready- whatever it may be, sometimes others put the pressure
on you to participate in something you might not want to do (Hayes).
Peer pressure is stress of strain you feel from friends and school mates to act, behave, think
and look a certain way. This kind of pressure can cover everything from fashion through sex and
dating (Goldsmith). If you are very worried about peer pressure it is important to find someone who
you can talk to.
Teens today face numerous tensions that can have an impact on the decisions they make.
Sometimes these decisions are negative ones, including using drugs or alcohol, sex, violence or just
a desire to fit in (Lingren). Although peer pressure can be extremely strong and hard to resist, there
are ways to fight it. Studies have shown how peer pressure
alone can change one's mind from what they know is right to making the wrong decision.
Also, it has been said that all it takes for someone to stand their ground on what they know is right is
for one other peer to agree with them.
Inner strength and self-confidence can help you stand firm, walk away, and resist doing
something when you know better. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is
right and wrong can help you to know the right thing to do (Kids Health). If you continually face peer
pressure and you are finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust.
There are positive kinds of peer pressure and it can be powerful in shaping positive
behaviors in teens. Peers can

Peer pressure should not be allowed because it may result in bad choices for
the person experiencing it. Many kids entering high school, or middle school
start experiencing all different kinds of peer pressuring. Whether it is
encouraging you to join choir, track, or dance. But, sometimes your friends
can be pressuring you to try very dangerous things. For example, drugs,
drinking, and dares that lead to very hard consequences. This is one of the
toughest issues a teenageer will face. They feel if they don't do it they are not
part of ¨the group" anymore. It's not always someone physically talking to
you, and telling you to do it. Some are caused by the media. Society shows us
on television, magazines, and advertisements, that this is in.