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Peer pressure and teenagers

Teenage peer pressure is common and it's natural for you to worry about your child if it’s negatively impacting their daily life. There are a number of things that you can try to help your teenager manage peer pressure. If you'd like to understand more about peer pressure, read our fact sheet on peer pressure and teenagers. You might also like to chat to other parents in the forums and hear about strategies that they’ve used.

Otherwise, see below for our top tips on what you can do to help your teenager manage peer pressure.

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Understanding teenage peer pressure

Peer groups play a large role in young people’s lives, particularly during adolescence.

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How to deal with peer pressure

Hear from Lisa and her daughter Hayley about how you can tackle peer pressure with your teenager.

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Encourage positive peer pressure

By learning how to encourage positive peer pressure, you can help your child identify when they can be a force for good in their social group.

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Peer pressure and social media

Hayley and her mum Lisa share how social media means peer pressure doesn’t stop when the school bell rings.

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7 ways to help your teen strengthen their friendships

Guiding your child towards choosing peers that keep their well-being and self-esteem intact, while managing those that may not be a good influence.

creative ways to say no to peer pressure

Creative ways to say no to peer pressure

Saying 'no' can be pretty tough so dad of 8 Jay Laga'aia shares his top 6 tips for getting out of tricky situations.

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How to be a supportive parent to your teenagerTeenage bullyingSelf confidence in teensTalking about mental health with your teen
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