It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay.

Some people claim that living in the

countryside

is better for the development of children.

However

, there are those who argue that living in the

city

is better in the long run. The two

aspects both

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aspects, both

have merits and drawbacks, but personally, I believe that living in the

city

is a better choice for several reasons.

First

of all, let us take a look at some pros of living in the country. These days, the pollution has been increased in industrial zones. Children deserve to live in a healthy environment, not a place with polluted air caused by a huge amount of emission from vehicles, factories…

Hence

, when it comes to health, it is understandable that parents want their children to live here.

Furthermore

, children in the

countryside

have a better social life because they spend more time socializing with other children in the neighbourhood. What is more, they get more real experiences from their everyday life than those who live in town. It is undeniable that children in the

countryside

are more independent, they help their parents with the housework, walk to school every day while children in the

city

depend too much on their parents and have almost no basic skill. Another point worth noticing is safety, there are few vehicles in the

countryside

so there are fewer traffic accidents.

Additionally

, children in the spend most of their time hanging out with their friends because the technology has not been widely used. Researchers say that nowadays, children spend the same amount of time on their phones as they study.

Thus

, living in the rural area has helped children to get away from phone addiction. From the other side, there are

also

a lot of advantages of living in big cities. As I’ve pointed out before, living in big cities is harmful to children’s health,

however

, they provide high-quality medicines, conditions, services, hospitals, dentals…

For instance

, people have to drive for a couple of hours to get to any medical centre in the

countryside

, which never happens in the cities. On top of that, technology has been being developed these days, which means children can learn at home by self-study, search information for school purposes and hi-tech equipments are used at school.

Therefore

, there is no doubt that the education here is better. They

also

have more opportunities to learn more skills,

such

as dancing, gymnastics, sports… They

also

have entertaining centres,

for example

, shopping malls, movie theatres…

Last

but not least, a big

city

always includes companies, factories which provide more jobs and help children to have a better career, success and be prosperous in the future. In conclusion, despite the polluted environment, there are plenty of hospitals with modern facilities in the

city

, which can cure most illnesses. So from my perspective, living in the

city

is better in the long

run but

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run, but

the

countryside

can be an amazing place for people who love to have a healthy, peaceful life.