In today’s time, the amount of
pressure children go through from their peers is incomprehensible. Peer
pressure (or social pressure) is the direct influence on people
by peers, or the effect on an individual who gets encouraged to follow
their peers by changing their behavior to conform to those of the influencing group or individual. This can
result in either a positive or negative effect, or both. If the impact is
negative, peer pressure can bring about a big drop in the child’s confidence
and may show the same in the form of rage, aggression and depression.
The other major issue causing stress
in students’ life could be bullying. Bullying is the activity of repeated,
aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual- physically, mentally,
or emotionally.
Just winning laurels is not the
ultimate goal of life. We at Witty International School, always crave for a holistic
development of each student so that they are able to face the world confidently.
Hence to cope up with these issues an online webinar was arranged on the 11th of
July at 11.00 am. Dr.Rahul Khemani - a Consultant Psychiatrist and Ms. Margika
Kadam, a Psychologist were invited.
Peer pressure is
normal and cannot be eliminated, but the speakers explained through slide shows
about its pros and cons and how one can cope up during difficult situations.
According to Ms.
Margika Kadam, ‘Peer pressure tends to grow in intensity as students move up
through the grades; by the time they reach high school, fitting in has become a
priority - and often a source of anxiety’.
Dr. Rahul Khemani
explained what
is bullying, and how one can manage it diplomatically. He shared strong tips on how to avoid and
overcome peer pressure and bullying by being assertive, building up self-esteem
and choosing appropriate friends because being
bullied can leave an individual to feel helpless, humiliated and depressed
life- long.
The Webinar was quite informative and interesting with lot of
points for students to ponder upon. A question and answer session was conducted
and students posed amazing questions. Doubts were addressed by the guests.
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