Teennagers Siding With Friends Over Family

By jenn director knudsen april 19 2017.

Teennagers siding with friends over family.

It took more than 15 years to come out of that fog. 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. 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.

However when conflict turns into aggression or violence it may be time to get help. 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. Is it any wonder that my family and friends had a long journey too. It may be because we enjoy spending time with them more.

Understanding the problem is the first step in finding a solution. Family should be a person s first source for love acceptance and support. My family friends and myself were all invested in the fantasy rather than the reality. Friends are increasingly important to health and happiness as people age according to new research even more so than family relationships.

Some parents worry that these intense friendships will take over and friends will become more important than family. Teenagers spend less time with their parents and much more time with friends. Unfortunately many extended families are failing miserably as the people within the family do things to undercut family unity.