The government should pay to the parents of very young children, so that one of them can stay at home and look after their children. What do you think are the pros and cons of this policy? Justify your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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In order for nursing parents to have a full capability of nurturing their children, it has been suggested by some that they should be paid by the state so that one of them can be available to take
care
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of the young ones.
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,
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view has some drawbacks, its numerous benefits which reflects
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on
the lives of the children surpass any demerits it might have. One major
disbenefit
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which can be attributed to a stay at
home
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parent
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caring for the kids is the loss of vital opportunities
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as a good paying job which might be missed because of their inactivity in the labour market. Though
child
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care
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is highly essential in our society and
inspite
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in spite
of payments given to parents by the state, it is very time consuming and all encompassing which usually leaves the
parent
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in charge very inactive in other aspect of life thereby foregoing rare opportunities that may come by. Another disadvantage is the monotonous nature of of caring for children. Since
child
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care
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is routine work, it usually results
into
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in
boredom, fatigue, tiredness for the person involved and
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can lead to a reduction in the ability and capability of adequately taking
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of the
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(
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ren).
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, when I gave birth to my children, I was overwhelmed with nursing them despite the stipend I was paid by the government and I had to employ a nanny to relieve me.
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,
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the benefits
attributable to a sit at
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mom or dad are not
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far fetched
.
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, there will be adequate time for either of them to
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and nurture the kids as the children are in their foundational stage of life where parental
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, love and guidance is of highly
eseential
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
essential
. All these, when given as should be given to the kids, will increase the
bound
stick to firmly
bond
between parents and children thereby enhancing a healthy family life.
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, the grants given to
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parent
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parents
by the state usually help to encourage
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parent
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parents
to stay
home
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more and focus on caring for their kids because the expenses incurred to feed the children are covered.
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, an Aunt of mine was given a monthly allowance after the birth of her son and
this
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she lived on to
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for the baby till he was of age. In conclusion, having enough time to nurture
ones
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one's
children as well as the
ability stay
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ability to stay home
home
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and concentrate on
child
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caring are insurmountable benefits that can be derived when payments are given to parents and these override any
disbenefit
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the policy can have.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • formative years
  • cognitive development
  • financial burden
  • low-income families
  • gender roles
  • gender equality
  • workplace
  • economic strain
  • divert resources
  • public services
  • healthcare
  • education
  • workforce
  • productivity
  • economic growth
  • socialization
  • structured learning
  • daycare/early education programs
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