Friends are incredibly important, and having friends has benefits for long-term health, according to science.
Scientists think that friendships have some evolutionary benefit for humans and even non-human animals.Friends are important for children’s mental health and emotional development.
Family is obviously very important, but “framily” can be just as important or in some cases, even more important if you don’t have a lot of actual family around. But why are close friendships so important? And why do we need them in the first place?So many advantages that scientists have reasoned that friendships must have some evolutionary benefit for humans and even non-human animals.
Altogether, this work suggests that having friends around can be important for the body, the brain, and overall long-term health. Research has even shown that not having friends, or being socially isolated, can lead to a 26 to 32 percent increase in risk for premature death . According to some reports,These days, when I’m watching my kids play with their friends, it’s immediately obvious how important these relationships are to them.
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