It is important for young people to have complete freedo…
It is important for young people to have complete freedom in choosing their friends. The main reason is they need to be able to make their own 1. about who is a good friend and who is not. 2. from various studies shows that it is healthy for children to make their own choices in friendships, as long as parents are aware of these friendships. Young people are more honest with each other without adults around, which means that children have a better 3. of who their peers are than any adult. Parents may 4. their children’s choices in friends to an inability of becoming successfully independent. However, children have the 5. to choose friends that may lead to long-lasting and 6. friendships. They are naturally 7. about the friendships they make. Parents choosing friends for their children is an unfair 8. on young people who must learn, grow, and make mistakes in relationships. If young people cannot make these mistakes, they cannot learn how to choose friends.