Some people think that the main factors influencing a child’s development these days are things such as television, friends, and music. Others believe that the family still remains more important. Discuss both opinions and give your opinion.

As our modern lives become increasingly busier and complex, we seem to have less

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to spend with family. Some among us are of the belief that

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, friends and music have stepped in to fill the primary

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role traditionally occupied by parents. Others,

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, believe that family still has the greatest impact on a

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. While both views will be discussed below, I am of the opinion that parents, siblings and relatives still exert a greater influence on a

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's personal growth than media and friends. Some people believe the main factors influencing a

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's

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, friends, and music.

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belief stems from correctly observing that parents have increasingly less

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to spend with their children due to work requirements. The

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which children previously would have spent with their parents and siblings is now occupied by varying forms of media and socialising with friends.

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, when I was growing up, I would have dinner with my parents and siblings nearly every evening. It would seem that nightly family dinners are much less common nowadays.

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, even when a family is together at the dinner table, it is not uncommon for some to be engaging with their digital devices, rather than with one another. Since it seems that

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with family is increasingly being substituted with other forms of socialisation and entertainment, it is understandable that some would conclude that the importance of family in a

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has decreased.

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, others believe that family is still

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. In most cases, immediate family members are the people a

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will see most frequency, and as

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are their main source of examples on how to live life. Even if a

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's parents or siblings do not interact with them as often as in prior generations, through observing relatives' actions a

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develops their understanding of how to live.

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, if a

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is exposed to healthy cooking at home, they will likely understand how to select and prepare healthy meals once they leave the home. The same can be said for how a

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sees their parents manage finances, how they treat other adults, and even the language which they use. While a

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may try to emulate some of the people they see on

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or on social media, what they learn at home will likely be much more deeply ingrained in their minds. In summary, even though children are increasingly substituting family

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with friends and

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, the role of family in a

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's upbringing remains paramount. I believe that the lessons a

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learns from observing and interacting with their family members are far more important in shaping the adult they will eventually become.