Worksheet from a Peer Pressure Clinic
I attended a basketball clinic for my 8 year old son. Part of the clinic was a lesson on combating peer pressure. What to do and what to say if someone asks you to do something negative like gang activity, drugs, alcohol, etc. I was impressed. Even though the lesson was written for the 6th grade, I felt that is was appropriate for all grades. Below is Lesson #14 created by the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation.
Goals ot Retusal Skills • Keep Friends • Have Fun • Stay out of Trouble • Stay in Control Steps ot Retusal Skills land kev phrases) 1 • Ask questions. (Like "What.. 7 "Why 7") 2 • Name the trouble ("That's.....") 3 • State the consequences ("If I do that.....") 4 • Suggest an alternative ("Instead why don't we.....") 5 • Move it, sell it, and leave the door open. ("If you change your mind.....")
Using Retusal Skills Under Pressure 1 • Stay calm. 2 • Say the persons name and make eye contact. 3 • Say "Listen to me." 4 • Pause to see if the person is listening. 5 • If the person is listening, then continue to use the skill. If not then say the person's name and "Listen to me" again. 6 • If the person doesn't listen after two or three times of saying "Listen to me," then leave, saying something like "I'll see you later." 39
From BFS Magazine — Fall 1994. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
