Some people say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organized group activities in their free time. Others say that it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

It is of great importance that one gathers

knowledge

and guidance as a

child

from

there

of them or themselves

their

parents or their immediate environment. Some are of the believe that getting encouragement from parents help a

child

do better because the ideology is that the

child

can learn from their parents who must have

first

hand

knowledge

in some areas of life.

For instance

a parent who is knowledgeable in

sport

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the sport

, say tennis can help his or her

child

do better in that same sport. On the one hand, it is

some times

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

sometimes

better to allow the

child

learn

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to learn

and use his discretion in learning and gaining

knowledge

. Allowing a

child

learn

on

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about

his or her own help them make mistakes that help them become better, it equally enhances their

creativity

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creative

ability and

also

helps them take up responsibilities, face them squarely in other for growth and development to occur.

For example

a

child

might show interest in cooking, he or she might take up practical steps in Preparing a meal that may turn out tasteless at

first but

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first, but

with time improve and do better. In conclusion, I am of the opinion that having parental guidance goes a long way to make learning and

knowledge

acquisition more fun and less stressful for the

child

.