Discussion
Fifteen-year-old Champa has a set of girl friends with whom she feels freer and more open with her friends than with her family. Champa's parents should :
Answer: D
Champa's parents should not worry, since adolescence is typically a time of growing peer influence and diminishing parental influence.
Turning to friends is a normal part of adolescence. As teenagers work out their identity and independence, they spend more time with peers and confide in them, while still relying on their parents for values and guidance. Close, open friendships are a healthy sign.
Being concerned or seeking family counselling would treat a normal developmental change as a problem. Helping her collect 'as many good friends' as possible and following up on them is intrusive and misses the point that the change itself is expected.
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