Youcannotchooseyourchild'sfriendsforhimbutyoucanhelphimlearntochoosefriendswisely.16Hereareafewwaystohelpyourchildmakefriends.·Buildyourchild'sself­confidence.Whenhesucceedorhasmadeagreatch

　　Youcannotchooseyourchild'sfriendsforhimbutyoucanhelphimlearntochoosefriendswisely. 16 Hereareafewwaystohelpyourchildmakefriends.

　　·Buildyourchild'sself­confidence.

　　Whenhesucceedorhasmadeagreatchoicetellhimyou'reproudofhim. 17 Hismiddleschoolstudentisgoingthroughmanychangesandmayfeellikeheisn't“goodenough”.Buildinghisself­confidencewillhelphimfeelmoreconfidentandwillmakeiteasierforhimtoformhealthyfriendships.

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　　Givehimyourfullattentionwhenhetalksandreallylistentowhathehastosay.

　　·Discussthequalitiesinafriendwithyourchild.

　　Discusswithyourchildthequalitiesthatmattermostsuchasbeingreliableandkindandmakinggoodchoiceswhenitcomestoavoidingalcoholandtobacco.

　　·Gettoknowyourchild'sfriends.

　　19 It'smoreimportanttotalkwiththemandfindoutwhattheyliketodo.Allowyourchildtoinvitehisfriendsoverandgettoknowthembetter.

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　　After­schoolclubsandsportsprogramsaregoodplacesformeetingnewpeople.Beopentoexploringdifferentactivitieswithyourchildtofindsomethingthatheenjoys.

　　A．Friendsareveryimportantforus.

　　B．Introduceyourchildtonewgroupsofpeople.

　　C．Talkwithyourchildeverydayandlistentohisconcerns.

　　D．Trynottojudgeyourchild'sfriendsbasedonhowtheydress.

　　E．Whenhedoesnotsucceedhelphimfeelbetterandkeeptrying.

　　F．Youcanteachhimwaystofindfriendswhowillhaveapositiveinfluenceonhim.

　　G．Therearemanytypesoffriendsandweshouldbecarefulwhenmakingourchoices.