To help your teenager say ‘no’ to peer pressure, firstly, discuss when saying ‘no’ to friends would be useful. Such as if they were asked to do something sexual or offered cigarettes or drugs by a friend.
Secondly, help them work out useful strategies. And there are 10.
So just say a group of friends tried to persuade them to try a cigarette:
Finally, get them to practice saying no – find a strategy that feels comfortable and practice it, so it feels more natural when they want to say ‘no’.
So to help your teenager say no to peer pressure, 3 things you can do are to:
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