adolecense
... support" (Field 1). Parents give more helpful advice than a friend would in some difficult situations. Children would rather go to friends than parents with problems because they think they can trust them more. Adolescents get better support if they went to parents over friends when they are having problems. Children who spend more time with their parents are smarter and happier. Furthermore, "adolescents with high parent relationships have a higher grade point average than those who don’t" (Field 1). Children who are close with their parents are very content and try not to get into trouble. They feel like their parents will be very proud of them if they try hard and do well in school. In addition, "adolescents with high parents and peer relationships have more friends and greater family togetherness than those who are less close to parents" (Field 1). Children who are close with their parents are usually close with other family members. Adolescents with a happy life at home are friendlier when they are out of the house too. Kids who bond with parents are way more positive than other children. Children who aren’t that close to their parents get into more trouble than other children. For example, "adolescents with low parent relationship scores had higher levels of depression" (Field 1). Some children are depressed because they feel like their family doesn’t care about them. They get really sad and nobody can help them so it keeps getting worse. For instance, "adolescents who are not very close with their parents are shown to use drugs more often then those who are close with parents" (Field 1). Kids often use drugs to try to get away from their problems that they may be having with their parents. Their parents really don’t know what’s going on in their children’s lives to try to stop them from the drugs, or they just don’t care. Children are depressed and use drugs because they are craving the...