{"id":2273,"date":"2025-08-19T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ekloweb.com\/?post_type=boite-a-outils&p=2273"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:24:26","slug":"friends","status":"publish","type":"boite-a-outils","link":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ca\/en\/boite-a-outils\/friends\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of frienships in the teen years"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Relationships with friends change and evolve between childhood and adulthood. Whether a teenager has a lot of friends or just a few, friendships become very important during this stage of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of family, friends are a teenager\u2019s main reference point\u2014people with whom to share information and experiment with behaviours, values and ideas. Together, teenage friends learn how to become adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teenagers develop a sense of belonging to their circle of friends, who become like a second family. Their desire to fit in and act and think like their friends can be very intense. Young people are more susceptible to peer pressure around the middle of their teenage years, a time when their need for independence from their parents and their sense of belonging to a group are at their strongest. As we know, peer pressure can be either positive or negative. Naturally, the experiences they have with their friends will shape the way they act and interact with others later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why it is so important that teenagers learn social skills and develop the ability to manage social influences. First and foremost, these skills help them maintain good friendships. They also promote good mental health, not to mention prevent behavioural disorders, substance use problems, risky sexual behaviour, violence, and dropping out of school. As a parent, you have a role to play!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n

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