How do you make friends?

What is important if you want to be friends with someone? How should you behave in a group and how do I approach other young people? Watch the video to find out what really matters.

"How do you make friends?"

For the new film series "And what do you think?", developed by psychologists Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund in collaboration with the Elternsein Foundation, young people aged 13 to 18 make their voices heard and answer questions about school, parents, friendship and the future.
All episodes in the overview:

• «Wer ist deine Lieblingslehrerin?»
• «Wofür bist du deinen Eltern dankbar?»
• «Wie sollen Eltern auf schlechte Noten reagieren?»
• «Was macht für dich eine gute Schule aus?»
• «Wie sollen sich Eltern verhalten, wenn das Kind etwas tut womit sie nicht einverstanden sind?»
• «Welche Werte können Eltern ihren Kindern mitgeben?»
• «Mama, du nimmst mich nicht ernst!»
• «Was macht eine Familie glücklich?»
• «Woran zerbrechen Freundschaften?»
• «Was wünschst du dir für die Zukunft?»
• «Was macht dir Angst, wenn du an die Zukunft denkst?»
• «Was würdest du an dir ändern?»
• «Wie stehst du zu Vorurteilen?»
• «Welche Sätze von Erwachsenen nerven dich?»
• «Welchen Tipp würdest du Erwachsenen geben?»
• «Hast du schon mal Erfahrung mit Mobbing gemacht?»

More video series by Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund:

• Learning tips for children: How can parents help their children to learn? What motivates them, what only causes conflict at home?
• Strong child: How do children develop self-esteem and a sense of self-efficacy? How can parents support them in this?
• Together we are class - the series for teachers and their pupils
• Learning tips for young people: Jess helps Adi to pass his final apprenticeship exam

Read more about friendships:

• Sooner or later, every child makes a friend
  Kindergarten is an important place for children to make friends. But how exactly does this work? And what can parents do if their child has trouble doing this? Maria von Salisch, Professor of Developmental Psychology, talks about making friends and the influence of friends on personality development.
• This is how important childhood friendships are
  Friends are part of a child's life, broaden their horizons, provide security and support. But why are friendships so important for children's development? How do they change over the course of childhood and what can parents do if their son or daughter finds it difficult to get close to other children?
• When children don't make friends
  It's not easy for parents to watch their children not making friends. Jesper Juul tells them what they can - and cannot - do in such a situation.