Parenting: The child is not the same as before? Is his attitude giving tension? Is this the effect of wrong friendship? How can parents identify it?
- byShikha Srivastava
- 22 Jul, 2025
Bad company effects on children: When a child starts growing up and reaches his teens, parenting becomes difficult. The kind of children he is befriending in school has a deep impact on his personality. His bad company can ruin his future. In such a situation, parents should keep an eye on their child's behavior. They can easily find out from his behavior that the child is being affected by bad company.

Speaking ill of the teacher
When a child sits in bad company, his speech changes first of all. He gets angry, uses abusive language, and during this, his tone becomes aggressive. He is more negative. According to parenting coach Pushpa Sharma, parents may see a change in the child's speech, but if he repeatedly starts speaking ill of the teacher or tells them wrong things, then it should be understood directly that he is not friends with the right children.
Justifying a friend's wrong behavior
The child does not understand right and wrong, but when he becomes more than 7 years old, his thinking gradually develops. This is the time to give correct information to the children. In such a situation, it is more important to protect him from the wrong people. If the child starts justifying the wrong behavior of any of his friends, then this is a warning sign. Parents should immediately react to this and explain to the child.
Talking secretly on mobile
Nowadays, every parent gives a mobile to their child from childhood. During Corona, even the studies of children started happening on mobile. In such a situation, they have become so addicted to it that even the parents' mobiles are with the children. But it is a problem when the child chats with friends or talks on the phone without you. Parents should be alert with such an attitude. During this time, children also start lying.
Lack of confidence
No one is perfect in this world, not even children. Every child has some shortcoming. Some have bad handwriting, some cannot speak well, and some are weak in studies. Every parent wants their child's shortcomings to be removed, but when they ask them to remove their weaknesses, the child does not pay attention. But if suddenly, after going to school, he comes home and starts focusing on his shortcomings, then he understands that something is wrong. During this time, his confidence will also be seen as less. This can be the effect of friends.
Getting away from studies
Every parent sends their child to school to study. So that he can get education and move forward in life and make his future better. But in this path, the company of wrong friends can become a hindrance. If the child starts losing interest in studies without any reason, then understand that this is the effect of company. At the same time, the child staying out of the house without telling, breaking the rules of school and home, or not obeying anything also points towards this. If you want to bring the child to the right company, then it is important to talk to him. Build a good relationship with him. Tell him about right and wrong. Also stay in touch with the school teacher so that parents know which children their child interacts with.
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