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How to deal with questionable friends

By Life Complete
April 20, 2026

Find out how to handle questionable friends and help your teens to pick good friends.

All parents want their teens to have good friends. There is just one problem. Your teens will choose their own friends and attacking or criticizing their choice of friends will usually get you nowhere. Just think about it, what would your reaction be if someone criticized you about the friends you have? You need to understand that to choose a...

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At risk

When you and / or others put you in a situation where there is a possibility / danger that something bad can happen and you can get hurt / be harmed, either in that moment (breaking an arm when friends dare you to jump from the roof) or long-term (losing an eye when you and your friend throw each other with darts).

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