Self-Esteem Facilitated by a member of the faculty and/or staff at KEYS Academy and Options HS

Your Presenter… A member of the faculty at KEYS Academy or Options HS Internationally Certified in Life Skills through the ARISE Foundation

Rules for Training Participation is crucial No wrong/stupid answers Respect one another No talking while others talk, No rude comments or noises Wait until you’re called upon

Why we’re here… Because we have to be To learn some skills that will carry over into adulthood To learn more about ourselves

How we’re going to do it… Discussion Everyone participates Some, very little lecture Activity or activities Some Conclusions

Questions?

Ice Breaker What is an ice breaker? Definition of an ice breaker: An activity used to lighten the mood and or get participants warmed up to the idea of interaction

Ice Breaker!!!!

Topic of the Day: Peer Pressure Does peer pressure exist? What is peer pressure? What forms does peer pressure take? Why do people give in to peer pressure? Resource: www.thecoolspot.gov

Topic of the Day: Peer Pressure Is peer pressure always deliberate? What feelings can result from being pressured? Does peer pressure always say something negative about the person? Is peer pressure exclusive to teenagers? Explain your answer. Resource: www.the coolspot.gov

Take RESPONSIBILITY for your life – TAKE CHARGE! Things we know…. Peer Pressure can influence us to do things that are often unwise and harmful. The “pressure” we feel comes from our victim mentality. We allow other persons, our peers, to control us. We may feel peer pressure to smoke, drink, do drugs, have sex, break rules, get pregnant, act mean, bully, drive recklessly, cheat, lie, or take unsafe risks. But the good news is that we can avoid feeling victimized by peer pressure. Take RESPONSIBILITY for your life – TAKE CHARGE! Resource: www.thecoolspot.gov

Activity: Observing Others Describe a time, to your partner and/or group, when you have seen other people give in to peer pressure – or not give in. (Do not use names, just say “my friend” or “my relative.”) What unwise or poor decisions did the make? What were the negative consequences?

Activity: Action/Reaction ARISE Learner’s Workbook, Page 24 Read the situations below. Write two difference outcomes for each. For these purposes, don’t worry about grammar and spelling. Just do the best you can. The main idea is for you to participate

Conclusions On the flip-side What can happen if we don’t let someone know that he or she is doing something that hurts or offends us?