Raising Children - Tips for dealing with peer pressure Tips for Dealing with Peer Pressure Do not take peer pressure lightly. Your teenager is at a time in his life when he doesn't know whether he is an adult or a child. Suddenly everybody's expectations seem to change.
Nothing seems to be constant or predictable.
He is trying to spread his wings, but is still scared to let go. In this time of confusion, the only people he feels he can identify with and who will empathize are his peers. He is desperate to belong as he seeks his identity. Your teenager is going to do many things that you don't agree with or approve of. However, if you make an issue of everything, he will just think that you're picking on him.