There is no doubt that teenage is where a child learns habits for life. While some argue that family plays an important role in influencing children, I believe friends have the most impact on an individual's life.
Firstly, young adults spend most of their day with friends. This is because they spent a majority of their day in schools, extracurricular classes, and playing with friends. For instance, a kid goes to school for eight hours, and adding classes and playing time, makes it up to ten hours spend with friends. This results in spending only a few hours with family. All this time, they are communicating with friends and learning new skills. Furthermore, teenagers learn relatively quickly compared to adults. So any behaviour by their friends leaves a lasting influence.
Secondly, these days, there is a huge social pressure in friend circles. In other words, people want to be accepted in the group. They tend to behave like the group, regardless of the consequences. For example, if a person smokes, the non smokers are likely to pick up that habit. If a young adult does not align themselves with the group, they face bullying, or the danger of being kicked out of the circle. In addition, in a friend circle where some students score high on an exam, the other also work hard to keep up with their friends. In contrast, if some people in a group perform poorly in exams, others also looses motivation and scores less.
In conclusion, with more time being spent with friends, and the social pressure nowadays, young adults get highly influenced by their friends rather than family.
There is no doubt that teenage is where a child learns habits for life. While
some
argue that family plays an
important
role in influencing children, I believe
friends
have the most impact on an individual's life.
Firstly
, young
adults
spend most of their day with
friends
. This is
because
they spent a majority of their day in schools, extracurricular classes, and playing with
friends
.
For instance
, a kid goes to school for eight hours, and adding classes and playing time,
makes
it up to ten hours spend with
friends
. This results in spending
only
a few hours with family. All this time, they are communicating with
friends
and learning new
skills
.
Furthermore
,
teenagers
learn
relatively
quickly
compared to
adults
.
So
any
behaviour
by their
friends
leaves
a lasting influence.
Secondly
, these days, there is a huge social pressure in
friend
circles.
In other words
,
people
want to be
accepted
in the
group
. They tend to behave like the
group
, regardless of the consequences.
For example
, if a person smokes, the
non smokers
are likely to pick up that habit. If a young adult does not align themselves with the
group
, they face bullying, or the
danger
of
being kicked
out of the circle.
In addition
, in a
friend
circle where
some
students score high on an exam, the other
also
work
hard
to
keep
up with their
friends
.
In contrast
, if
some
people
in a
group
perform
poorly
in exams, others
also
looses motivation and scores less.
In
conclusion, with more time
being spent
with
friends
, and the social pressure nowadays, young
adults
get
highly
influenced by their
friends
rather
than family.