By teaching children self-respect, they learn to be defiant of bad groups and are better equipped to deal with peer pressure. Teach them to learn to think for themselves instead of allowing the group to think for them. Most fights in the schools have been instigated by children's peers, who want to see a fight, but at the same time don't want to put themselves on the punching line. A parent should learn to immediately insulate his or her kids from bad peers even if it means moving out of the neighborhood. Always remember the old saying.
Bad apples spoil good ones.
Teach your children to respect you. Part of the mistake parents make is not to teach children to respect adults. For example, by allowing their children to talk to people in any kind of way. Freedom of speech and behavior come with the sense of responsibility and accountability. Children earn respect as they grow up from their parents.