Youcannotchooseyourchild'sfriendsforhimbutyoucanhelphimlearntochoosefriendswisely. 16 Hereareafewwaystohelpyourchildmakefriends.

·Buildyourchild'sself­confidence.

Whenhesucceedorhasmadeagreatchoicetellhimyou'reproudofhim. 17 Hismiddleschoolstudentisgoingthroughmanychangesandmayfeellikeheisn't“goodenough”.Buildinghisself­confidencewillhelphimfeelmoreconfidentandwillmakeiteasierforhimtoformhealthyfriendships.

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Givehimyourfullattentionwhenhetalksandreallylistentowhathehastosay.

·Discussthequalitiesinafriendwithyourchild.

Discusswithyourchildthequalitiesthatmattermostsuchasbeingreliableandkindandmakinggoodchoiceswhenitcomestoavoidingalcoholandtobacco.

·Gettoknowyourchild'sfriends.

19 It'smoreimportanttotalkwiththemandfindoutwhattheyliketodo.Allowyourchildtoinvitehisfriendsoverandgettoknowthembetter.

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After­schoolclubsandsportsprogramsaregoodplacesformeetingnewpeople.Beopentoexploringdifferentactivitieswithyourchildtofindsomethingthatheenjoys.

A．Friendsareveryimportantforus.

B．Introduceyourchildtonewgroupsofpeople.

C．Talkwithyourchildeverydayandlistentohisconcerns.

D．Trynottojudgeyourchild'sfriendsbasedonhowtheydress.

E．Whenhedoesnotsucceedhelphimfeelbetterandkeeptrying.

F．Youcanteachhimwaystofindfriendswhowillhaveapositiveinfluenceonhim.

G．Therearemanytypesoffriendsandweshouldbecarefulwhenmakingourchoices.