Health friendships

Health friendships

Objective: IWBAT list the actions of true friends.

​A Friend

1. ​A friend is a person who likes and supports you.

2. ​Stand by you.

3. ​Tells the truth.

4. ​Respects your family's guidelines.

5. ​Wants to spend time with your family.

6. ​Does not put you down.

7. ​Wants to make responsible decisions.

​Resistance skills

1. ​Look a the person. Say "no" in firm voice.

2. ​Give reasons for saying "no".

3. ​Match your behavior to your words.

4. ​Ask an adult for help if you need it.

5. ​Assertiveness

​Peers and Character

​The people you spend most of your time with are your peers.

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​A peer is someone who is about the same age as you, but may or may not be your friend.

​Peer Pressure

​When people your own age try to influence you, they are using peer pressure.

Multiple Choice

Your Peers are...

• people about your own age
• your parents
• your teachers
• your baby cousin

Multiple Choice

A friend encourages you to try out for the basketball team. This is which type of pressure?

• Positive Pressure
• Negative Pressure

Multiple Choice

When you are under pressure you should...

• Stay Calm & Be Confident
• Make Eye-Contact & Repeat "NO"!
• Leave the situation if your friend persists
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of peer pressure?

• letting someone take control over you
• when someone tries to get you to do something you don't want to do
• doing what everyone else is doing
• doing what people say

Multiple Choice

Why do some kids give into peer pressure?

• Because they want to be liked, to fit in.
• Because they worry that other kids might make fun of them if they don't go along with the group
• Because they are curious to try something new that others are doing.
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What qualities can help a person to resist negative peer pressure?

• Speed and Coordination
• Self-Confidence & Assertiveness
• A nice Smile
• Nice Hair

Multiple Choice

I can say "no" to my friends.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the worst type of peer pressure?

• Indirect peer pressure.

• Self pressure

• •Direct peer pressure.

Multiple Choice

Peer pressure is always negative?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

You should pick your best friends based on:

• How long they've attended school with you

• How popular they are

• How much they can help you

• How closely you share the same values and interests

Multiple Choice

Peer Pressure can be...

• Positive
• Negative
• Neither
•  Postive or Negative

Multiple Choice

Which is a method used to pressure another person?

• Smile
• Say they are not cool if they don't do it or name call
• be nice to them
• none of these

Multiple Choice

What are refusal skills?

•  ways that you can refuse or say no when you are urged to take part in an unsafe behavior
• something you eat
• talking to a friend
• an app on your phone

Multiple Choice

What is another name for Peer Pressure?

• Manipulation

• Aggressive Behavior

• Circle of Influence

• Refusal Skills