PEER PRESSURE- a major bad
influence
Peer pressure in one of the most prevalent thing that
every teenager goes through but it’s totally up to individuals, basically how
they tackle it. Unfortunately most of the teenagers get trapped into such
pressures causing them to involve in inappropriate activities. Smoking and
drinking alcohol addiction are the major consequences of peer pressure. In
spite of strict age bars by government laws, in a study
conducted by the National Survey on Drug and Alcohol Use (NSDUH) 2009, 10.4
million young individuals between ages 12-20 reported that they drank alcohol
'beyond a few sips'. So also, 2.1 million young people had more than 5 drinks
on the same occasion, more than 5 times in the same month.
Teenagers consider smoking and drinking cool but they don’t realize the amount of harm that they are causing to themselves and others also by forcing them to indulge in such activities along with them. According to the Canadian Lung Association, 70% of teens who actively smoke, said that they started smoking because their friends smoked, or because they felt the peer pressure to try smoking. Therefore the fear of being left out alone is becoming one of the biggest pressure for teenagers.
Another bad influence includes rash driving. First of all according to the laws 18 and above people with license only has the permission to drive vehicles and secondly there are certain speed limits but teenagers these days don’t tend to follow any of these rules. When teenagers see their friends driving fast, breaking off all the rules and being appreciated by their friends, they also tend to do the same in order to show off others. And this has become the major reason behind accidents that are taking place.
Smartphones are equally acting as major actor in pressuring children. Smartphones these days have become an important factor in defining a person’s class. When children see their friends with expensive phones ,they also wish to have the same and then the parents are left with no option than buying phones at such small ages. A recent study on digital lifestyle of urban teens shows that around 72% teenaged students own smartphones in India.
There are various other pressures that a teenager goes through but here is a tip for all the teenagers: don’t let others influence your lives, you only live once and make sure that you make the best use of it. If there is something bothering you so much so rather than just following others blindly, just take advice from your parents or any other significant adult, share with them and I am sure they would come up with best solutions for you. Life is too short for bad decisions!
Teenagers consider smoking and drinking cool but they don’t realize the amount of harm that they are causing to themselves and others also by forcing them to indulge in such activities along with them. According to the Canadian Lung Association, 70% of teens who actively smoke, said that they started smoking because their friends smoked, or because they felt the peer pressure to try smoking. Therefore the fear of being left out alone is becoming one of the biggest pressure for teenagers.
Another bad influence includes rash driving. First of all according to the laws 18 and above people with license only has the permission to drive vehicles and secondly there are certain speed limits but teenagers these days don’t tend to follow any of these rules. When teenagers see their friends driving fast, breaking off all the rules and being appreciated by their friends, they also tend to do the same in order to show off others. And this has become the major reason behind accidents that are taking place.
Smartphones are equally acting as major actor in pressuring children. Smartphones these days have become an important factor in defining a person’s class. When children see their friends with expensive phones ,they also wish to have the same and then the parents are left with no option than buying phones at such small ages. A recent study on digital lifestyle of urban teens shows that around 72% teenaged students own smartphones in India.
There are various other pressures that a teenager goes through but here is a tip for all the teenagers: don’t let others influence your lives, you only live once and make sure that you make the best use of it. If there is something bothering you so much so rather than just following others blindly, just take advice from your parents or any other significant adult, share with them and I am sure they would come up with best solutions for you. Life is too short for bad decisions!
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ANSHIKA AGARWAL
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