Benefits of Friends in Building Children's Character
Children learn and imitate from their parents. This statement is undeniable. However, apart from their parents, children also learn from their peers. Friends are an essential part of growing up children. From friendship, children learn many things about themselves and their social life.
If you see your child with other children playing and seem casual like nothing else is happening, you are not completely right. It was at that time that he was learning many meaningful things in the form of building his character.
Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D., Psychologists from New Jersey who focus on nurturing and social and emotional development of children share information about what children learn from friendships.
Self Esteem
In elementary school, children generally have chosen friends based on their shared interests, for example, they both like to play ball, or both like ballet. Friendship makes them aware that they are liked and accepted by some people. It will help them see themselves as enjoyable and nurturing self esteem or their pride.
Protect each other
A friend is someone who is there when we are happy or sad. Friends can help children when they have problems. Friends will protect them when they face something difficult. Children who have at least one friend are less likely to experience depression and are protected from potential experiences bully.
Solution to problem
A study conducted by the University of Missouri showed that children who have high-quality friendships are more likely to use problem-solving strategies such as talking about problems with their friends. That is, friendship gives children the opportunity to practice their skills in solving problems. Friendship also gives them the opportunity to resolve disputes. They can learn to negotiate, compromise, persuade, and accept, forgive, and apologize.
Empathy
Friendships teach children to go beyond self-interest. They need to respond to the interests and feelings of other friends. This is very important so that he still has friends and is accepted by his friends.
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