Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that is why they have the greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting. Write an essay expressing your point of view. Give reasons for your answers and provide relevant example and experience you might have.

First
and foremost, raising children right is the most important responsibility of any parent. Children who are raised right not only have a good
life but
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life, but
also
contribute positively towards building a better society. Bringing up our offsprings well would mean not just taking care of their physical and financial needs, it
also
means investing time and energy in adhering to their emotional, mental and intellectual needs. Parenting in my opinion is an equal
responsibilty
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
responsibility
responsibilities
of both parents. Being a mother myself, I believe that men
also
have a similar skill set when it comes to parenting. Though, the traditional view puts the mother on the mantel saying that women are more sensitive and sensible, so they make better parents in my personal experience, men
also
have the same sensibilities when it comes to looking after a
child
. We, are definitely observing
this
more in the modern society where work allows even dads to take paternal leave due to which they are able to form a stronger bond with their kids from day 1. Like, my husband had taken a paternity leave when my daughter was born, and he took part in all the chores of the
new born
recently born
newborn
from feeding to changing diapers. So, by the end of the 1st month itself, my husband
also
knew what my baby's cry meant, which traditionally most believe only the mother knows. And, since he formed
such
a strong bond at an early
stage even
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stage, even
today when my
child
is nearly 3 years
old he
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old, he
knows what she is thinking or feeling, sometimes even better than me. I have observed a similar pattern in most of my friends
where
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
were
fathers spend enough time with the
child
and saw the
contrary to
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contrary, to
be true where father had gone back to work immediately. In conclusion, parenting is a wholesome job of the parents and both the mom and dad have similar sensibilities and skills to bring up a
child
well it is just a matter of letting go of the traditional misgivings and enjoying parenthood to the maximum.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • parenting
  • nurturing
  • paternal
  • maternal
  • societal expectations
  • gender roles
  • co-parenting
  • emotional intelligence
  • child-rearing
  • caregiver
  • egalitarian
  • stereotype
  • nuclear family
  • single parent
  • shared custody
  • bonding
  • child development
  • primary caregiver
  • compassionate
  • empathetic
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