Thoughts, behaviors, fashion and music often have a profound impact on our society. People, and teenagers in particular, tend to be influenced by the lifestyles of their peers. It is the tendency of a person to do what the crowd does. Few individuals have the courage to resist peer pressure and be themselves rather than part of a group. Parents play a vital role during this phase of a teenager's life and must exercise extreme caution when dealing with them, as they are the most vulnerable to giving in to peer pressure during these critical years of their lives. Adolescents must be taught to distinguish between good and evil; good and evil. They also need to be guided to be considerate in life. Parents have a major impact on how peer pressure will affect their teenagers. Although peer pressure can be harmful and detrimental to adolescents, it can sometimes be beneficial as well. Adolescents, like adults, are influenced by their peer group. This is normal behavior and is modeled for them by the adults around them almost every minute of every day. Parents conform to the social norms set by their peer groups and adolescents see it. Adolescents will tend to follow their peers in behaviors that are not considered appropriate by adults, but they will exalt them in the eyes of their peers. Part of the reason for these behaviors is that teens are just getting used to their friends having a say in what they do. The other part is the familiar phrase: “Everyone does it.” The influence of peer pressure can be verbal, non-verbal or even unconscious on the part of friends. Peer pressure is a powerful influence, which parents must understand in order to be able to instill values ​​in their children that can... middle of paper ...... it is his close friends who do not pressure him to let him do it. do things, rather inspire him to change himself for the better. Peer pressure can influence a person to make the right decisions in life. In the book The Importance of Peer Pressure! Bruce A. Epstein, MD, says, “A healthy part of every child's development is involvement with peers. This is especially true during adolescence, as adolescents develop a sense of independence from their parents. » It is imperative that everyone, especially adolescents, have strong support from their family, the ability to differentiate between positive and negative, and the ability to choose good friends among their peers . All of this is important to avoid the negative effects of peer pressure and to use the positive aspects of peer pressure to make life more meaningful and fulfilling for themselves and others..