Bartlett Regional | HouseCalls | Summer 2016

Come on! Do it! www.bartletthospital.org 13 When someone your own age pushes you to make a certain choice, it’s called peer pressure. All through life, you’ll experience it. But if you know how to spot it— and how to deal with it— the pressure won’t get you down. This quiz can help. Read each question and check the best answer or answers. Then add up the numbers next to each answer. The final result will be the answer to this riddle: Put your peer pressure 1. Which two answers show peer pressure someone might use to get you to try smoking or drinking? ❑ = 1 “Don’t be such a baby!” ❑ = 2 “There’s nothing good about cigarettes or alcohol.” ❑ = 3 “All of the kids are doing it.” What’s the difference between an old penny and a shiny, new quarter? Answers: 1.=1 and 3; 2.=6; 3.=5; 4.=8; 5.=1. Riddle Answer: 24 (cents, that is!) 2. What’s the best thing to say to someone who wants you to smoke or try alcohol? ❑ = 4 “ Well, maybe just once.” ❑ = 5 “I’ll do it if you do it.” ❑ = 6 “It’s not good for you, and I don’t want to try it.” 3. Your friend wants you to try something dangerous. What should you do? ❑ = 4 Try it and hope for the best. ❑ = 5 Suggest you try something safer. ❑ = 6 Get a few pointers, then try it. 4. Which of these is an example of peer pressure? ❑ = 7 Your friend walks to school with you. ❑ = 8 Your friend says you can’t be friends with her unless you give her the answers to the test. ❑ = 9 Your friend asks to borrow your favorite shirt. 5. What’s the best thing to say to that friend? ❑ = 1 “I want to be friends, but cheating isn’t fair for you or me.” ❑ = 2 “OK, but you have to get them for me next time.” ❑ = 3 “I’ll give you the answers!” E K B I N D When peer pressure is A-OK! Answers: 1. be kind; 2. work hard; 3. not smoke; 4. avoid alcohol; 5. exercise; 6. respect people; 7. avoid drugs; 8. be honest. Peer pressure isn’t all bad. Sometimes you and your friends can encourage each other to do good things. Unscramble the letters to see what they are. 1.  eb nkid 2.  orkw adhr 3.  otn eksmo 4.  doiva lcoaloh 5.  ciexrese 6.  tspeecr ppoeel 7.  adovi rudgs 8.  eb tensoh JUST FOR KIDS smarts to the test