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Newton, H. (2012, September 12). //The importance of having friends//. Retrieved from http://www.kidslife.com.au/Page.aspx?ID=2735

1.) Stable friendships become an important source of emotional support as children cope with the changes and challenges of their school life. 2.) Children who are happy in their friendships at school are more likely to succeed with the academic, social, emotional and physical demands of school life. 3.) Children who have stable friendships have the opportunity to play together and to explore some of the emotions that may have arisen during the classroom situation. 4.) They help boost your self-esteem and provide you with support when you need them most. 5.) Studies have even proved that you stand a better chance of preventing common cold if you have lots of friends around you. 6.) Friends will always discourage you from acquiring bad habits like smoking or alcohol. 7.) Good times spent in the company of your friends acts as a deterrent to disorders like depression or loneliness. 8.) People with a dependable network of friends and relatives were in a better position to deal with stress. 9.) Friends not only come in handy during adverse situations, they also chip in with material aid and information, apart from the much needed emotional support that is so very important for overcoming stress situations. 10.) Those without a network of friends have a higher risk of succumbing to a heart attack. 11.) A 2003 Sport Canada survey of 1005 Canadian youth found that 87 percent of children who participated in sports made more friends. 12.) Sports gives them common ground with other children and fosters a feeling of teamwork between children, making it easier to become friends. 13.) Sports may help your child be more confident in her overall life. 14.) Joining team or even solo sports can help him have positive experiences with other adults. 15.) Playing sports as a child can lead to playing sports in high school, and a recent study published in The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute noted that individuals who played high school sports earn more over their lifetimes than non-athletes.