Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

04-24-2025

When Applying Pressure, Make Sure its Postive

Families and teens worry a lot about peer pressure. But there's another kind of pressure that affects kids' lives: family pressure. Just like peer pressure, family pressure can be positive or negative.

Here are some examples of both kinds of pressure:

Constructive pressure. It's important for you to have high expectations for your teen. Children are more likely to do well when their families expect success. Encourage your teen to tackle challenges and learn from mistakes. Recognize effort and praise progress.
Excessive pressure. When families set their expectations too high, students can feel like failures. Sometimes teens are so afraid of disappointing their parents that they don't try at all. Help your teen set goals that are challenging, but also realistic.
Controlling pressure. Some families try to make every decision for their children. They want to protect their kids from failing or getting hurt. But teens need to make some choices for themselves. It's the way they build independence and learn responsibility.

Brought to you by:

de Zavala Middle School
Mike Manchee, Principal

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