Everyone will experience peer pressure at some point in their lives if they haven’t already. While sometimes there is positive peer pressure, where someone influences you to do something good (like study for a test, go on a walk, or take care of yourself), the peer pressure we will cover today is negative peer pressure. This is when someone tries to get them to do something that is not beneficial or helpful. Sometimes, it's because they don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, sometimes there is intimidation involved, and sometimes it’s because they don’t know how to say “NO!”

According to the Kids Health Organization, these are some of the main questions that students have in relation to positive and negative Peer Pressure: