Back-to-School Series Tip 3

Tip 3: Friends are key.

Who have you been spending time with this summer? Did your friends change? Who do you think you’ll spend time with this school year? Do your friends lift you up or pull you down? When you do well in school, are your friends happy for you or do they get jealous?

Take a moment and think about what the perfect friend means to you. Are those kinds of friends in your life now? If yes, great! If not, that’s okay, too. Middle school and high school can be a time in which your group of friends changes. Just recognize what qualities are important to you and you’ll find the right friends.

Pay attention to how you are being as a friend as well. As long as you’re being a good friend, you’ll naturally attract the right type of friends and develop healthy and supportive friendships.