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How can I explain to my parents that a social life is important to adolescent development?
I am 17 and live with my father and little brother. i am to the point where i want independence, and I am about to go to college. My father guilt trips me every time I want to go out with friends, or be out of the house. he tells me that other teens(who arent me friends) dont go out any more than once a week or so. How can I show or explain to him that it is a part of a teens development to be social? is ther a website or pamphlet i could give him? thank You.
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Teen issues, Friendships and peer relationships
> 60 days ago
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First, you need to focus on your studies, by reading your question English may be a great place for you to start. Second, I am assuming that you attend school full time, hold a job, provide your own transportation and can pay for your expenses. If that is the case and you are responsible and have proven yourself then yes, you should be allowed some social freedom. If you are still 100% reliable on your father, then you are not mature enough to make decisions for yourself and it is your father's place to set guidelines for you. Even, if you begin to become social or date, you should still follow the rules that your father has placed and a curfew should be set. Although, you feel as though you are mature and ready for your social freedom, you may not be, and your father knows best. Good luck!
> 60 days ago
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