Refusal Skills

Refusal skills: Are strategies for handling peer pressure. Refusal skills are ways for teens to say no to something they don't want to do.

Effective Refusal Skills: 

1. Saying ‘No’ clearly and confidently.
2. Giving a reason or alternative.
3. Repeating your refusal if needed.
4. Using body language that matches your words.
5. Avoiding situations where you could have to say ‘No’.

• Refusal Skills Worksheet

This worksheet consists of scenarios where you may encounter situations requiring refusal skills. Take your time to read each scenario carefully, consider possible responses, and choose the most appropriate refusal strategy.

• Quiz & Worksheet

  Choose an answer and hit 'next'. You will receive your score and answers at the end.

ACTIVITIES

• 6 Refusal Skills for Teens: How to Say NO Without Saying No

  Start with these six ways to say NO

   

LINKS

• What Are Refusal Skills?

  Refusal skills help us say “No”

ORGANIZATIONS

• Top Refusal Skills for Teens: How to Say No Under Pressure

  Teens can use refusal skills to get out of uncomfortable or high-pressure situations. Learn the top ten refusal skills for teens, when to use them, and how to practice them.

READING & RESEARCH

• The Art of Refusal

  Far from being an end, an emphatic “no” is often a vital first step toward change.

• REFUSAL SKILLS Classroom Activities

  This resource was developed to be used by educators for grades 4 to 8 to teach refusal skills to use when students face peer pressure.

• Psychosocial Interventions for School Refusal Behavior in Children and Adolescents

  This article reviews empirical evidence for the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for school refusal behavior.

• Refusal Skills: poehealth.org

  So, what do you do when someone pressures you to try alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs?

Refusal skills: Are strategies for handling peer pressure. Refusal skills are ways for teens to say no to something they don't want to do.

Effective Refusal Skills: 

1. Saying ‘No’ clearly and confidently.
2. Giving a reason or alternative.
3. Repeating your refusal if needed.
4. Using body language that matches your words.
5. Avoiding situations where you could have to say ‘No’.

• Refusal Skills Worksheet

• This worksheet consists of scenarios where you may encounter situations requiring refusal skills. Take your time to read each scenario carefully, consider possible responses, and choose the most appropriate refusal strategy.

• Quiz & Worksheet

  Choose an answer and hit 'next'. You will receive your score and answers at the end.

ACTIVITIES

• 6 Refusal Skills for Teens: How to Say NO Without Saying No

  Start with these six ways to say NO

LINKS

• What Are Refusal Skills?

  Refusal skills help us say “No”

ORGANIZATIONS

• Top Refusal Skills for Teens: How to Say No Under Pressure

  Teens can use refusal skills to get out of uncomfortable or high-pressure situations. Learn the top ten refusal skills for teens, when to use them, and how to practice them.

READING & RESEARCH

• Refusal Skills: poehealth.org

  So, what do you do when someone pressures you to try alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs?