Peers and friendships

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Peer, Friends, and Dating

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Peer, Friends, and Dating

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Journal

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Casual Friendships Share interests but not deep emotional bonds

Close Friendships Strong emotional ties. Feel comfortable sharing thoughts,

feelings, and experiences.Platonic Friendships

A friendship with a member of the opposite gender in which there is affection but the two people are not considered a couple.

One-sided Friendships A friendship in which one person does most of the giving

and the other person does most of the receiving.

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Building Strong Friendships

Good Friends: Reinforce your values Motivate you Show empathy Treat you with fairness Share your interests Accept you for who you are Support you Loyalty

IN ORDER TO HAVE GOOD FRIENDS YOU MUST BE A GOOD FRIEND.

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Top 10 Things You Oughta Know About Friends

10. Everyone appreciates a phone call or a card. 9. Don’t be intimidated by cheerleaders and jocks.8. It’s okay to keep secrets between friends because everyone needs his or her own privacy, but deception is definitely not allowed.7. Have the courage to tell some friends that their paradigm which says “to be evil is cool” is wrong. 6. Always remember your values and principles.5. Provide support and encouragement to your friends.4. Everyone is unique so there is no point not being yourself, and no one should change that.3. Friendships are not gotten in one or two days.2. Sometimes arguing with friends is normal and necessary.1. Association brings on assimilation. If you think your friends are stupid and crude, get new friends unless you want to be stupid and crude. (Story about Dad)

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Positive Characteristics of Friendships

ListeningUnderstand feelings and moodsSolve problems togeteherSincere complimentsDependableRespectfulTrustworthy

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Negative Characteristics of Friendships

UnsupportiveOppressiveUnreliableOverly DemandingTake and give nothing backGossip about everyone, including youCritizie in a joking manner