Peer relationship are very important to teens ;
1] Friendship provide teens with opportunities to develop conflict resolutions skill. Teen can learn how to end a fight and still remain friends.
2] Friends provide fun and excitement for teens through companionship and recreation.
3] Friends also give advise to one another. Teens talk through lots of issues and problems with their friends.
4] Loyalty is a valued trait in friendship. Teen are looking for loyal allies that can help them out at school or in their own neighborhood.
5] Friendships also provide stability during times of stress or transition. It is helpful to teens to have friend who is going through the same situations and can ease the anxieties of the times.
What happens when youth don't have friends? Teens without friends tend to be more lonely and unhappy. They tend to have lower levels of academic achievement and lower self esteem. As they get older, they are more apt to drop out of school and get involved in delinquent activities .
Friendships change as youth move into their teen years. Teens tend to spend more time with their peers. They are also more mobile than when younger so more time is spent with peers without parental supervision. During the teen years, there will be increased contact with opposite sex peers.
In the early teen years often small groups friends or cliques are formed which help to boost their confidence and give them a sense of identity.
Another feature of teen years is the emergence of crowds. These are large groups of teens who gather together because they have characteristics that identify them with particular crowd. Teens use crowds to figure out who to associate with. Crowds help teens sort peers into groups of people they would like to spend time with and those they wouldn't. Through crowds and cliques, teens show other people who they are.
As parents, it is important to encourage friendships among teens. However, it is vital to know who your teens friends are and to communicate openly about changes in peer relationships and friends with your teens
1] Friendship provide teens with opportunities to develop conflict resolutions skill. Teen can learn how to end a fight and still remain friends.
2] Friends provide fun and excitement for teens through companionship and recreation.
3] Friends also give advise to one another. Teens talk through lots of issues and problems with their friends.
4] Loyalty is a valued trait in friendship. Teen are looking for loyal allies that can help them out at school or in their own neighborhood.
5] Friendships also provide stability during times of stress or transition. It is helpful to teens to have friend who is going through the same situations and can ease the anxieties of the times.
What happens when youth don't have friends? Teens without friends tend to be more lonely and unhappy. They tend to have lower levels of academic achievement and lower self esteem. As they get older, they are more apt to drop out of school and get involved in delinquent activities .
Friendships change as youth move into their teen years. Teens tend to spend more time with their peers. They are also more mobile than when younger so more time is spent with peers without parental supervision. During the teen years, there will be increased contact with opposite sex peers.
In the early teen years often small groups friends or cliques are formed which help to boost their confidence and give them a sense of identity.
Another feature of teen years is the emergence of crowds. These are large groups of teens who gather together because they have characteristics that identify them with particular crowd. Teens use crowds to figure out who to associate with. Crowds help teens sort peers into groups of people they would like to spend time with and those they wouldn't. Through crowds and cliques, teens show other people who they are.
As parents, it is important to encourage friendships among teens. However, it is vital to know who your teens friends are and to communicate openly about changes in peer relationships and friends with your teens
