Parental Adjustment to the Adolescent's "Family" of Friends

As adolescents grow to independence, they grow an independent "family" of friends that can seem to compete with the importance of parents and biological family. Although parents can be less of a social priority during the teenage years, however, they remain an ongoing source of historical, current, and future love.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Child Development Happiness Parenting Relationships adolescent family of friends adolescent friends adolescent peer group parental fears of adolescent peers parental fears of teenager ' s peers parents and adolescent s friends pa Source Type: news