It is commonly believed that nowadays main factors that affect a child's development are media, pop culture and friends. A different point of view is that family plays the most significant role.

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One of the most challenging
problem
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problems
of today’s society is to understand the factors that affect
child
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’s development.
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not only the media, pop culture or
friends but
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friends, but
family
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plays
very important
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a very important role
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. Both the
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have
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overall development of
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child
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the child
children
a child
.
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views but
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views, but
argue in favour of
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the family
plays the most significant
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,
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refers to the speaker or writer
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consider media, culture and
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friends'
friend's
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in
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development. The positive side of
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child
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the child
a child
able
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learns
is learning
has learned
new technology, different languages and many more things. They
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get influenced and encouraged from their peers. But on the other side
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at
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a young age
is very
malleable so
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malleable, so
easy attracted towards
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the bad side
of media and all. The
childs
a young person of either sex
children
child
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demand for the expensive dresses, lifestyle or toys which they use to observe in tv or with their rich friends.
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at
young age
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a young age
are very flexible and parents are very well known how to mould their
child
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to get best out of them and most of all parents are always present with them at
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stage of life.
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, children
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young age use to imitate
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, a
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child
who
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comes
from
dysfunctional family
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a dysfunctional family
dysfunctional families
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often exhibits
behaviour problem at school. An emotionally secure environment of
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child
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children
the child
at home plays
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a critical role
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in developing confidence.
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, parents
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help children
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setting their boundaries. In my opinion, the choice of book, serial, games and friends is pure depend upon the education, moral values installed by the parents in their
child
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.
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, parents hold more substantial sway over their offspring as compare to media, culture and friends.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • influence
  • development
  • media
  • pop culture
  • peers
  • family
  • social skills
  • beliefs
  • values
  • emotional support
  • moral guidance
  • aspirations
  • self-image
  • social development
  • value system
  • harmony
  • conflict
  • significant
  • behaviors
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