well most of the time teens spend their time by themselves because they don't know what to say to their parents or they want to listen to music.
if they don't hangout with other teens it may be that they have had a hard time adjusting to routine or place? maybe other teens like to talk about themselves so they dont want to hang with fake friends.
my suggestions if you are worried: whatever. don't you you like your free time? school can be hard. people just straight up rude or sucking up to you to get attention. maybe you could just say "hey, want to go to the mall with me?" and they'll get embarrassed that you think they have nothing better to do.
also. don't be worried. being alone can be way more fun than hanging with a group. but not always.
consider these questions: what kind of person is your teen? could they be bullied at school? are the teachers mean.
sometimes i want to be alone after my parents and i argue because i want to review my choices.
hope this helped.
God will always be there for you, so open your heart to Him and you'll receive the answers in due time.
1. we are lazy
2. we like are friends
3. you suck
4. we really, really like our friends
5. we like like like our friends
6. we have sex with our friends
7. we trust our friends to not have STD's
8. we hate our parents
9-20. we are young and yummy
* Teenagers have more in common with their friends because most of them are going through the same emotions of problems teens can have. This is a time when teens are in a learning curve to become independent from their parents and at times this can cause conflict between parents and their teen. Often teens view the fact they are the only ones that have the answers and their parents could never possibly understand what they are going through so teens would rather talk to a best friend than their parents. It's normal to a degree. Teens can also feel more free to express themselves around their friends as to how they dress or what likes and dislikes they have and a parent may ridicule these things. What seems to some teens as joking or just fooling around and having their friends laugh over it may make the parents believe their teen in heading for trouble. Some teens have to test the waters regarding some drugs or alcohol knowing full well their friends may all do it, but their parents would not be too happy about it.
It is also a natural phenom. Among other other mammal species, as the young begin to mature, the family group begins to deteriorate, and the young begin to fend for themselves. As social animals do, we seek out the company of others of similar ages. It is nature's way of insuring that the young seek out mates that will produce healthy offspring, and prevents inbreeding among lower animals. So it is in our ancient chemistry.
As much time as they can (about 12 hours a week or a little more.)
They have friends to spend time with, to share their feelings and thoughts with and to help overcome problems related to adolescence.
Friends.
teenagers can live without friends, but most teenagers feel that social interaction is very important because of how lonely being a teenager can often feel!
lazy friends
school, friends, and parents
Their freedom to go out and hang with friends.
Well jerrica and her friends like singing and wearing fashions and teenagers like fashions so I guess it is.
friends, boyfirend/girlfriend, people they think are cool
Because they dont have anyone else to talk to.
sometime you dont have a really friend that you are cloes with
There are several shows like 'Friends' that star teenagers, but not under the same title.
Teenagers in Jamaica do the same things teenagers do here in the US. But from what I understand and hear, they are very social and like to go out with friends. They are also family-oriented so they spend a lot of time with their family.
movies,ipods,friends,magazines,movie stars and other electronics