Some parents think that if they leave their children among their friends, there is strong probability for them to deviate on some wrong path. What do you think about this?

Socialization is the process where the child learns to associate and relate with others. It refers to the process which transforms a quite helpless human infant into a self-aware, knowledgeable person who is skilled in the ways of their society’s culture. 

Key Points

Types of Socialization: 

    1. Primary Socialization: 

• It happens during infancy and childhood. It refers to the process where the child becomes socialized through the family or neighborhood in the early childhood years. 
• This highlights that the key agent in the process of primary socialization is the family.
• For example, a very young child in a family has little knowledge of his culture. He is unaware of the values, social norms, practices, etc. It is through the family that the child gets to know what is accepted and what is not in a particular society.

    2. Secondary Socialization: 

Important Points 

• Friends are important for the emotional and moral growth of children.
• It comes under the part 'Socialization' which helps children to manage their emotions, feelings, needs, understanding others, and communicating with others in a respectful and mature way.
• So, interaction with friends or peer groups helps in the overall development of the child. It also helps in developing social skills like cooperation, interaction, and many more.

Therefore, ''Some parents think that if they leave their children among their friends, there is a strong probability for them to deviate on some wrong path.'' This is not correct. On the contrary, if a child does not get the company of his companions, there is more probability of his behavior to be distorted.