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Peer Pressure and Competition - Making It a Social Motivator
by Mother's Pride High School TO LEARN IS TO RISEWe all
are or have been influenced by our contemporary. Children, especially teenagers,
engulfed in peer pressure, get into extreme stress sometimes, observed many
teachers and Principals of best schools in Gurugram, Delhi,
Mumbai, Bangalore and in other metropolitan cities in India. Teenage students
in many schools in Gurgaon,
in order to fit in, they act and think like their peers, or get influenced by
them, dictated by seniors and change the way they think, talk, behave and live
life. Sometimes, teenagers get enticed and fall prey to using drugs, smoke and
engage in other hazardous behavior, warned many veteran teachers in best schools in Gurugram.
Seldom
occurs the time when more subtle form of peer pressure concerns the academic
and athletic performance in children, observed students co-coordinator and
psychologist in one of the top schools
in Gurugram. Subtle influences occur mainly in the playing field, when
teens feel extreme pressurized to surpass teammates. And sometimes, in high
achieving communities, teenage students experience pressure to outsmart their
peers by comparing their performance with their peers. However, when observed
keenly by many industry veterans in schools in Gurugram, such behaviors
are also harmful in the long run for the students. It is linked to intense
academic competition that causes anxiety, mental disorders, sometimes leading
to hopelessness and suicidal tendencies.
Peer
pressure is not always bad, observed Mrs. Rajni Goyal, Principal, in one of the
best schools in Gurugram. She further added that good friends can
be motivational and encouraging for each other in school to get involved in
positive activities, volunteering, and eating healthy and avoiding bad company
of peers. Friends and peers often help each other to develop social skills and
interpersonal skills which are mandatory to survive in modern day work places
and society. However, if they don’t learn how to say no when they ought to,
even pressure to do good things can be bad for students.
Below are
a few tips as suggested by student support officer at one of the best
international schools in Gurugram to help teens handle and mitigate
peer pressure:
- Realize and understand your basic
values and sticking to it whatever the situation may be.
- Choose your friends wisely who
share your values.
- Keep company of peers who help you
be your best self always.
- Keep at bay from situations where
people are doing things that are against your values or things that you do
not want to get involved into.
- Always think before you go for an
unknown activity. Always ask yourself certain questions - Is there any
good of doing this activity? Does it correspond to your value system? Are
there any harmful consequences of your decisions and actions? Any health
trouble associated?
- If needed, learn and practice to
say ‘NO’ to the activity you don’t want to get involved in.
- Take advice from elders, parents,
and teachers about the nature of pressure you are in and discuss the possible
solutions with them.
Needless
to say that peer pressure is and can be a big source of motivation. It is upon
you to you to channelize the “peer demands” towards something positive and
constructive. As parents, remember that you have to create trust factor with
your ward. They are “teens”, they don’t want to be told what to do and how to
do. Let them make their mistake, they will learn. But be present and alert to
them. They should know that you are approachable. Guide them to understand and
differentiate between “rights” from “wrong”.
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