Understanding peer pressure and tips for resisting it

Negative peer pressure can cause our lives to spiral out of control and lead us down a difficult path.

One late evening, when I was walking home, I saw a group of young boys sitting under a tree and smoking. When I first saw them, I didn’t think much of it, but as I got nearer, one of the boys looked a lot like my friend’s younger brother. Since it was dark, I couldn’t see his face clearly. When I got home, I recounted the incident with my family members, and they told me that the boy was indeed my friend’s younger brother. He had apparently befriended some young boys from the neighbourhood who smoked and drank alcohol.