![]() ![]() And so he does what many people do, he works to change himself in order to fit with the other pieces. However, whenever he looks for where he fits in the more he sees that he just doesn’t fit anywhere. Oliver is introduced as a sweet little puzzle piece who dreams of being part of something bigger, maybe something wild, fantastical, adventurous. ![]() I think Where Oliver Fits encapsulates that with the perfect metaphor to bring it all home. The key to all of this is not to encourage our children to avoid peer pressure completely (that’s impossible) but to teach them how to respond to it responsibly and find peer pressure that is positive. Some of it can be good, some bad, some just somewhere in the middle. There will always be something that people, not just kids, are pressured into by either society or our surrounding social network. ![]() That sounds pessimistic but really what it is is realistic. But it’s a well known situation that has been true since the beginning of time and will be true until the end of time. There is a pretty typical peer pressure conversation starter that would fit perfectly right here in this first paragraph. Synopsis: Oliver is so excited to find where he fits in life but after trying and trying he can’t find his place and is faced with the decision of changing who he is to fit in or staying true to himself. ![]()
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