@Dangerous_Fly 12 July 2020

Our Peer: Our Influencers..

Many are the times,we find ourselves with our peers. We do a whole lot of things with them; playing with them, walk with them , sleep with them, discuss issues with them and a whole lot, of which even some parents pass through the peer of their children in order to advice them. Some of these peers then become our best friends **(Bestie)** where we share every bit of secret with them as well as seek advice from them in times of need . ***Who then is your peer? What advices do they give you ? And how does it affect you??*** Our Peer , Our Friends , and others we say are of influence on us and we are going to take a keen look at that today .. *Hello everyone, it's Dangerous_Fly once again. Please subscribe if you haven't and leave a like or comment if you want to.* *****Let's dive in..***** The word **peer** as it comes the Latin word **par** meaning **equal** refers a group of people who is at the same **level, rank , status , caliber, age , as well other positions**. The group of friends we walk with are then considered as our ****peer group******.** The word **influence** also means having **effect** on the **character, development, well-being or attitude** of something or someone.. Peer groups can then be grouped mainly into two based on how they influence us or it's group members -**good peer group and bad peer group.** These peer groups have a great sense of influence on us since we always want to be with them not wanting to be with our parents . Thereby there is the need to know the kind of friends we have to choose then. Let's look at the two groups then. **A good peer group** is a group where an individual is influenced greatly for his/her good benefits . As the name suggests, with these kind of peers they make sure their friends don't go wayward, they help each other academically and tend to make use of themselves knowing what they want in the near future **A bad peer group** on the hand is a group of people where they always seek for trouble. They engage in bad activities likes smoking, alcoholism and a whole lot of things that society frowns on . These groups doesn't seek for an individual's betterment but what they see as "**modern**".. Let's take these scenarios as it illustrates clearly the difference between these two groups .. *A friend of a peer group was so much addicted to alcohol and smoking. He gets drunk to the extent of not being able to go back home . He usually goes to the bar after school as well as other free times to do such activities and by so doing his academic performance reduced drastically. By the effort of his peer group he was able to minimize the intake of alcohol of which he eventually stopped .* *Another group of school girls used to walk together back home from school . They all have boyfriends and take in alcohol except one who said she won't . They then started to call her "names". She was never happy walking with them until she eventually stuck to their ways and also begun doing what they do.* As we all know all know the first scenario showed a set of good influence on their group member but for the other set it was rather negative; they rather led her to their bad ways Based on these scenarios , let's look at the effects of belonging to either a good or a bad peer group. ****Importance Of Joining A Good Peer Group**** Guide and protection against future troubles Help in academic success Increase in image/respect in society Good advices for future benefits And many others .. **Effects Of Joining A Bad Peer Group** Wayward behavior School drop-off Teenage pregnancy Loss of image/respect in society Ruining of future opportunities Possible death

It is therefore advisable to mind the people we walk with and make sure we always walk with the right people as to bring out our true self and identity. Do you know the funny thing , we are always advised by our parents to do so whenever we are moving from home to a different place where they can't be the ones to monitor us but we sometimes refuse leading to something else.. Hope this was worth your time?? Drop your views and additions in the comment section if you want to.. Shout-out to @Sarahmayfor her valuable contribution. Thank you all for your time, it's Dangerous_Fly once again, **Bring It On!!!**