At some point and time every student is bullied, picked on, rejected, pushed around, ignored, left out or even accepted by certain social groups. Because of this it's important for students to recognize social groups, safe ones and potentially harmful ones, how to communicate effectively with other classmates and how to express oneself around others.


Tips for Dealing with Peer Pressure, Bullying, etc...

According to AGW's "A" Student Survival Smarts

http://www.agirlsworld.com/amy/pajama/school/firstaid/doormat.html


1. Be assertive

2. Stay calm

3. Remember that friends should respect you if they're your friends

4. Talk about issues you're having with social groups in and around school to a teacher and your parents


*This Website is a great resource for all students; it also provides tips on topics of:

- "Being the New Kid at School"

- "My Friend Just Joined a Gang"

- "Help! That's Harassment!"

- "Pushed into the Peer Pressure Cooker"

- "They Make Fun of Me Behind My Back"

- "The Scoop on Relationships"

- "Making New Friends"



Booklist


1. Friends, Cliques and Peer Pressure: Be True to Yourself (Teen Issues) by Christine 
   Wickert


2. Pretty Little Devils by Nancy Holder


3. Life Strategies for Teens: A Workbook by Jay McGraw


4. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and 
    Lessons Learned by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger


5. Dealing With Stuff That Makes Life Tough: The 10 Things That Stress Teen Girls Out 
    and How to Cope with Them by Jill Zimmerman Rutledge


6. The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide: The Real Deal on Girls, Growing Up and Other 
    Guy Stuff by Jeremy Daldry


7. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson


8. The Journals of Rachel Scott: A Journey Of Faith At Columbine High by Beth Nimmo


9. Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser