The Importance of Friendship for School-age Children
Friends are very important to school-age children’s healthy (health) development. Research has___41___(show) that children who lack friends can suffer from emotional and mental difficulties later in life. They have also found that children with friends have a___42___(great) sense of happiness, better self-esteem and fewer problems as they grow up.
Friendships provide children with more than just fun___43___(playmate). They help children develop emotionally and___44___(moral). In interacting with friends, children learn many___45___(society) skills, such as how to communicate, and how to cooperate. They practice___46___(control) their emotions and responding to the emotions of others. They develop the___47___(able) to think through and negotiate different situations in their relationships. Having friends___48___(affect) children in many ways, even their school___49___(perform). Children tend to have better attitudes about school and learning when they have friends there. In short, friendships are not just a luxury ; they are a___50___(necessary) for children.