What happens when us, teenagers, don't have peers? Teens without friends tend to be more lonely and unhappy. As we spend our whole day and time at school, we just have to spend it with our friends to make it more fun staying and studying. There comes a time when we, teenagers, more likely to share our experiences, problems, laughter and even failures with our closest friends. It is as if we don't have that much trust with our own family when it comes to saying and sharing our own experiences because of some reasons.
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 of friends or cliques are formed which help to boost their confidence and give them a sense of identity.
- Another feature of the teen years is the emergence of crowds. These are large groups of teens who gather together because they have characteristics that identify them with a 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.
-Rica Mae Pajarillo
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/familyworks/teen-05.html
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