Connecting with Friends and Family

“Treat your family like friends and your friends like family.”
Proverb

As children grow into young adults, it's important that they learn to have healthy, strong relationships among their peers and with their parents. The stressful teenage years are a time of great change, and positive relationships are a source of great strength to young adults. This website presents a wide range of resources in multiple formats that can be suggested to teens in order to help them build these relationships.

Audience: Teens and their parents

Topic Definition: Relationships with friends and family

Purpose Statement: This page will assist in building and maintaining healthy relationships among teens, peers, and their parents.