Teennagers Siding With Friends Over Family

It may be because we enjoy spending time with them more.

Teennagers siding with friends over family.

Family should be a person s first source for love acceptance and support. When teens need their friends more than their parents a new study suggests that teens may cope with stress better when they re around peers rather than adults. By jenn director knudsen april 19 2017. Being interested and available lets your child know that he can turn to you when he needs to.

Unfortunately many extended families are failing miserably as the people within the family do things to undercut family unity. I was one of the first to break my fog of denial and accept my ex for who is was rather than who i wanted him to be. But your child still needs you and the secure base you provide. Anger and conflict between parents and teenagers is a normal part of family life and often very prevalent in teenagers who are going through big physical and emotional changes.

Is it any wonder that my family and friends had a long journey too. Some parents worry that these intense friendships will take over and friends will become more important than family. It took more than 15 years to come out of that fog. Friends are increasingly important to health and happiness as people age according to new research even more so than family relationships.

Young people that are exposed to violence or abuse in the family home or other. My family friends and myself were all invested in the fantasy rather than the reality. Understanding the problem is the first step in finding a solution.