The document discusses proper manners and peer pressure for deaf youth. It outlines 10 basic manners including waiting your turn, no name calling, greeting others, saying please and thank you, being presentable, having good sportsmanship, accepting compliments courteously, being polite by opening doors, etiquette for entering and exiting, and respecting differences. It then discusses peer pressure, defining it as feeling pushed toward choices by one's age group. Examples of spoken and unspoken peer pressure are given along with ways to handle negative peer pressure. Feelings words are also listed. The document encourages resisting peer pressure to do harmful things and allowing pressure for positive behaviors.

1. The Deaf Youth on Proper Manners and Peer Pressure By Ana Arce

2. Ten Basic Manners

5. Ten Basic Manners: 2. No name calling Fatty Bella!

6. Ten Basic Manners: 3. Always greet someone on first meeting.

7. Ten Basic Manners: 4. Say, "Please" and "Thank you" often. Also say, “You’re Welcome”.

8. Ten Basic Manners: 5. Always be presentable

9. Ten Basic Manners: 6. Have good sportsmanship. Be nice!

10. Ten Basic Manners: 7. Take compliments courteously.

11. Ten Basic Manners: 8. Be a gentleman (example: Opening doors for others)

12. Ten Basic Manners: 9. Exiting/Entering etiquette

13. Ten Basic Manners: 10. Respect differences.

14. Peer Pressure

17. Spoken pressure: Rejection - Threatening to leave someone out or end a friendship. Bag of Tricks

18. Spoken pressure: PUT DOWN - Insulting or calling names to make someone feel bad. Bag of Tricks

19. Spoken pressure: REASONING - Giving reasons to do something or why it would be OK to do it. Bag of Tricks

20. Unspoken pressure: THE HUDDLE - A group stands together talking or laughing, maybe looking at something you can’t see, with their backs out to others. Bag of Tricks

21. Unspoken pressure: THE LOOK - Kids who think they’re cool give a look that means: “We’re cool and you’re not.” Bag of Tricks

22. Unspoken pressure: THE EXAMPLE - Popular kids simply buy or wear or do something, and because they set an example, others want to follow. Bag of Tricks

23. Scared Calm Cool Stupid Embarrassed Abandoned Out of Control Confused Obvious Ignorant Angry Smart Excited Curious Alone Ugly Nervous Attractive Disrespected Powerless Hurting Depressed Jealous Low-esteem Feeling Words

24. What is peer pressure? Meaning of Peer Pressure

25. Peer – someone in your own age group Pressure – the feeling that someone your own is pushing you toward age group a certain choice, good or bad Meaning of Peer Pressure

26. Peer Pressure means… the feeling that someone your own age is pushing you toward making a certain choice, good or bad Meaning of Peer Pressure

29. You have the right to say “No”, the right not to give a reason why, and the right to just walk away from a situation.

30. Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee (2011). 10 Basic Manner for Kids. Retrieved from http://www.drdaveanddee.com/manners1.html The Cool Spot Website. Peer Pressure. www.thecoolspot.gov http://www.thecoolspot.gov/right_to_resist.asp http://www.thecoolspot.gov/Documents/2PeerPressureBagofTricks%20FINAL%20Edits%2010-31-07MG.pdf References

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