People want to belong. One of the greatest fears is that of being ostracized or shunned by others. A team member wants to be accepted by the rest of the players. Likewise, kids in school want to be accepted by their classmates. And to remain accepted, they might do things that others are doing, even if they don't want to, because they're influenced by social pressure.
Numerous experiments have shown that people, especially youth, often conform to, and follow the herd. The more similarities they have with the group (age, gender, experiences, etc.), the more they model the group. They try all attempts to "fit in." Why? Because they want others to like and respect them!
If you don't believe this, watch video below and witness how people "go along" with a group, even if it's clearly wrong.
The more people who do the same thing, or treat it as the right thing to do, the more acceptable it is perceived to be by others. This has been evidenced in virtually everything, from social gatherings to political elections!
The results of the experiment in the video above are scary. But nowhere near as scary as what our kids might give into due to social pressure.
Which would you rather have your son or daughter be?
. . . influenced or an influencer?
. . . persuaded or a persuader?
. . . a follower or a Leader?
Our kids are too valuable to be left to chance! A child's self-esteem is acquired, not inherited! Once a child gains a better self-image and a healthy self-esteem in one activity, it carries over into other activities.
X-Treme Speaking's "Kid Speaker" and "Teen Speaker" programs train kids to be Leaders, not followers!
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