Newsletter – First Sunday of Lent. Year A.

REFLECTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart

Peer pressure works like a snake. Sometimes it is a slow process, and without realising it you just gradually start doing things and saying things and thinking things that your friends do, say and think. Sometimes it is a quick strike and you are suddenly in a situation and have to make a choice. Some friends are trying to get you to do one thing and some are trying to get you to do something else. Peer pressure can be negative or positive.

Which kind of negative peer pressure are you more likely to be influenced by – the slow, gradual type or the high-pressure, fast type?

Which kind of positive peer pressure are you more likely to be influenced by?

Can you give an example of when positive or negative peer pressure influenced you?

Do you ever use positive peer pressure to influence others? Do you think you are more likely to influence others slowly, over the long haul, or quickly, in a sudden or specific situation? Can you give an example of when you have had a positive influence on another person?

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