Growing up can be challenging, especially when you’re a teen with ambitions and aspirations, and you’re isolated from your interest groups. Unfortunately, many people share the same or common interests but are still doing it alone. The importance of a community is paramount for a teenager. A community does not have to be based exclusively on your geographical location. In today’s unbiased digital world, a community can be formed and can exist in every space.
Teenagers feel a sense of belonging when they become a part of an active community. It allows them to communicate personal relatedness while also supporting the continuous evolution of each other, ourselves, and the surrounding environment. A community can be anything from a real location where people connect geographically to a virtual environment such as social media groups or private community platforms. Communities bring together people who share similar features and interests. Every community has its own set of boundaries to suit its demands.
Benefits of being a part of an Engaging Community
Being a part of a group or community has numerous advantages for teenagers. Providing unique opportunities for people to learn from one another while also providing support and encouragement is an essential component of joining a community.
Support
Being a part of a community allows teenagers to develop a sense of support and growth. Being supportive of others will make them feel good about themselves. With so much stress in our fast-paced society, creating a sense of support will bring positive changes which will cater to teen empowerment.
Influence
With community involvement comes empowerment. Teenagers who feel empowered have a sense of control and can influence positive change. It’s about making a difference in a group that means something to its members. Sometimes teens need a little extra encouragement in life. Another explanation for the value of community is the good effect of like-minded teenagers. Communities can influence teenagers and motivate them to invest in their well-being and bring positive changes.
Good Mental Health
Communities have numerous shapes, but they are always about people coming together. Studies reveal a correlation between healthy, supportive communities and decreased incidence of loneliness. A community has three components: a sense of belonging, feeling supported, and having a role to perform. Belonging, support, and a sense of purpose are all essential for good mental health.
Drives Social Change
Communities have vital implications beyond the benefits to teenagers. Nothing will change unless there are community-led social movements. We’ve got to agree that teenagers individually are powerful, but they can combine this power for the greater good by coming together. Communities, not individuals, will bring about change wherever it is desired.
Shared Strength and Weakness
A shared space with people of common interests, whether physical or virtual, inspires teenagers, to solve issues, exchange humour, vent frustrations, and celebrate their accomplishments. People that stay in a community are those who believe in its ideals, and with these shared beliefs, trust, and togetherness, there is no limit to what they can accomplish for their community. Bringing together like-minded people with similar goals undoubtedly fosters a rewarding and engaging community.
Sharing
Sharing actions, thoughts, and feelings not only maintains our sense of self but also adds worth and value to the community. Indeed, in this instance, the more the merrier! Not to mention the enormously great influence sharing can have on mental health: increased involvement, positive feelings, and empowerment are just a few of the advantages. Encourages innovation and growth. Apart from the personal rewards of gaining information and insight, sharing also contributes to the higher worth of the community.
Connection
The importance of community goes beyond the personal sphere and extends to professional development. An open tie with new connections is what fosters valuable relationships and provides teens with a stronger sense of belonging. It assists them in achieving their objectives and provides a sense of security.
Learning/Resources
Resources abound in communities. Knowledge is a valuable resource that grows in value as it is applied.
Passion
Having a platform for passions allows people to share their ideas and insights on subjects they are enthusiastic about. This promotes confidence and encourages teens to bring ideas to the table.
Other Benefits
- Here are just a few of the many benefits of establishing a sense of community in the teens
- Community Meets Practical Needs
- Community Meets Emotional Needs
- Community Protects Against Selfishness
- Community is a support and challenge
- Community Shifts Our Perspective toward positivity
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THE EMISSARY is a global mass media network exclusively operated by perspicacious teenagers. If you are a teen with ambitions incapable of being fulfilled through traditional institutions and systems – then ‘The Emissary’ is your opportunity to rise out of mediocrity and deliver on your passions. THE EMISSARY is a free space for teens from different backgrounds and nationalities to come together and foster their ideas into unimaginable realities. For us, enjoying what we do is as necessary as learning and delivering a sense of teen empowerment to highly enthusiastic teenagers.