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Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters (such as food, clothes and entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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It is natural that there are two opinions when it comes to
children
's decisions. There would be some
people
 who think that we should respect young
people
's thinking while there are other
people
 who think that we should take some actions to prevent
children
 from being arrogant due to their too many own decisions. In
this
 essay, I am going to examine these two ideas and add my own opinion.
Firstly
, it is understandable that some
people
 insist that we should listen to what
children
 need and let them do it in their own thinking. Regardless of
children
's ages, they are human beings just like us, which means they have the right to make their own decisions. Obviously, it would be depressive for many
kids
 if they are suppressed too much of their own will.
On the other hand
, there are some
people
 who think that we should not let
children
 make any
choices
, saying
children
 are not mature enough to make any reasonable
choices
. It seems like they are worried about
kids
' future characteristics and point of views due to unlimited
choices
.
Therefore
,
instead
 of giving tons of free
choices
 for their
kids
, they tend to limit them for their
children
.
For example
, rather than picking any random food when they are shopping with their
kids
, they would let the
kids
 not choose any goodies
such
 as candies, chocolates for their health.
Likewise
, when it comes to their academy in school, even if their
kids
 don't want to go to additional private academies, they can make them go there to get higher grades. It would be not a delightful action for their
kids
 at
first
 of course.
However
, as time goes by, if the
kids
 get satisfying results on their examinations and get motivated thanks to them, it would be a happy ending for everyone. In conclusion, because there are more benefits if we limit
children
's
choices
, I think we should not let
kids
 choose all their own things.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Autonomy
  • Consequence-awareness
  • Self-centered
  • Informal decision-making education
  • Child development
  • Age-appropriate choices
  • Cognitive growth
  • Fostering independence
  • Parental guidance
  • Societal norms
  • Interpersonal consideration
  • Balance of freedom
  • Individualism versus collectivism
  • Experience-based learning
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