Penny Story - Make Up To Break Up

Choose your Peers carefully.  Be a good friend, it’s nice to be nice!

Young people take their cues from other young people. We did the same when we were young and, if we look back, we may recall learning valuable lessons from interacting with our peers and emulating them.

As adults we are aware of the effect peer influence can exert on young people who, in the process of creating their own identities, seek role models amongst their contemporaries. That might be the girl popular with the boys, the boy who clashes with authority or the crowd with the street cred and the designer clothes. It might not be the classmate who wins prizes and gets on famously with parents and teachers.

We can’t choose our children’s friends but parents and guardians can find resources to help young people understand and, if necessary, resist negative peer pressure that can be exerted on them at times by their peers. This learning process should also involve the importance of friendships and the qualities needed to build successful relationships.

Penny's Story - The 4th Principle of RESPECTisms can help!

Penny's story, entitled 'Break Up To Make Up' is a story of two best friends who have to do as the book title says 'Break up to make up'.

The arrival of another young girl on their street causes rivalry and tensions in what was a harmonious relationship between to close friends. This story demonstrates the importance of accepting someone who is different while appreciating that the importance of respecting other people.

This story will guide your child to understand the importance of friendship while some embedding in their mind some of the qualities needed to make good friendships last.

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