It doesn't matter how much people like you, how popular you are or how many friends you have because all people will have to face peer pressure at least once in their life. The way you deal with this pressure depends on the person itself and the way he/she thinks about their life.
If you have a low self esteem, bully friends or low confidence you are more likely to give in to peer pressure than others. There are many ways to deal with peer pressure: never bully people, let your friends know what you think about bad things like drugs and the most important thing to do is to let your environment know you are a leader and that they should listen to you and not the other way around.
The secret to beat peer pressure is to be stand your ground when someone tries to drag you in to something, but you have to be careful not to lose your friends along with it.
Max Vandormael
Link: http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/peerpressure/a/blpeerpressure.htm
dinsdag 7 december 2010
maandag 6 december 2010
Shopping with friends
Research has found that when adults go shopping with friends they like to spend more time in stores and even spend more money. But does this also count for teens? Or are there more negative than positive elements with “co-shopping”?Retailers don’t often see the advantages of teenagers, who come to the mall in group. They are scared that those teens, who hang out at the mall, will scare the other customers away.
They think that those groups will cause trouble or are more likely to shoplift (as Angelie told in her blog).
But that’s not entirely true. Teens who love to shop with friends spend more money with those friends than they do alone. They’re not likely to cause any trouble or to shoplift in front of their friends.
I agree with that, because when I go shopping with friends I’m enjoying myself more than when I have to do this on my own. And for that reason I can admit that I spend more money when I go shopping with friends. But that’s maybe just because I’m a boy.
Retailers should even encourage teens to shop with friends, perhaps by “bring a friend with you” promotions or to think of ways to deliver better information to teen consumers.
Martijn Schelstraete
zondag 5 december 2010
Teenagers influenced by celebrities
As I said in my second blog, teenagers want to have the same look as their idols.
Today, celebrities have a strong influence on the fashion ideas of teenagers.
One in four teenagers admit that they see actors or popular singers like Miley Cyrus as their role models.
Television, internet and magazines show pictures and information about the way they dress and about their personal life.
Even if teenagers have a strong attraction to their idols, they won’t change their own behaviour to look like them.
However, 60% of teenagers said that celebrities had influenced their personal values, attitudes and feelings. For example their idols inspired them to become a vegetarian or to start playing some kind of sport.
A lot of parents worry about the obsession of their children with stars. As Jolien said in her blog, celebrities also have a negative influence on teenagers, for example some teenagers can have eating disorders.
So I think celebrities like Miley Cyrus has a strong impact on teenagers in the way they dress and the way they feel.
Angelie Vancoillie
The role parents play in peer pressure?
Max mentioned in his blog that parents can play a role in peer pressure issues. My article gives six tips for parents so they can help their child to be responsible and to find his or her own style.
Parents can be very judgemental sometimes about the behaviour of their children, which is not good. In my opinion, these judgements will make sure that teenagers will no longer talk to their parents about their problems or ask them their questions. The article also says it is much better to explain why you are against something and talk to your child. I think there should definitely be authority, but parents should also listen to their child’s opinion.
Parents should not underestimate the role of peers in a teenager’s life, but should try to encourage their child to have his own ideas and his own fashion style, even if you, as a parent, do not agree with this style.
In my opinion the last tip is a bit extreme. I don’t think that teenagers should pay for all of their clothes, but it might be a good thing to let them pay a piece of clothing once in a while.
source: http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/809985/6-tips-to-help-your-teens-deal-with-fashion-peer-pressure
Jolien Sichien
source: http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/809985/6-tips-to-help-your-teens-deal-with-fashion-peer-pressure
Jolien Sichien
vrijdag 3 december 2010
Peer pressure and teens
There is one thing that teens have in common : peer pressure. Whether it is peer pressure in shopping, in smoking, in drinking or other activities, everyone gets to deal with it. It is important for parents to make sure their children find friends with similar interests because it can contribute to their development in becoming a responsible adult. There are 2 types of peer pressure: positive and negative. When most people think of peer pressure, they associate it with bad behavior, but it can also have a good influence on teens. It all depends on age and gender100. Especially young boys in a big group are sensitive to peer pressure. Also teens who got neglected by their parents and teens with low social skills are likely to get into risky situations by their peers. In these situations, peer pressure can lure teens into the dark side of society.
Max Vandormael
Link: http://www.adoptionarticlesdirectory.com/Article/Peer-Pressure-and-Teens/2866
Max Vandormael
Link: http://www.adoptionarticlesdirectory.com/Article/Peer-Pressure-and-Teens/2866
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