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 keep themselves occupied on their own.

Some people feel parents should instil a love of

group

activities into their

children

for their free time. Meanwhile, others think

children

should be able to keep themselves busy doing their own things. Since both ways are essential for teenagers, I do suggest they should do activities both in teamwork and on their own. To commence with, parents who tend to push their

children

to take part in organized

group

activities aim to achieve team spirit and cooperation skills. To illustrate, imagine a child who is doing an activity with peers, they share thoughts and opinions that lead to strengthening their cognitive skills. Not to mention,

children

also

have more fun when engaging in an activity with their peers rather than on their own.

For example

, most

children

prefer to play a game with a partner

instead

of by computer or on their own.

consequently

, it is another beneficial aspect of being in a

group

. On the other side, being able to keep themselves occupied on their own is

also

important for teenagers. A child needs to become a problem solver and independent in the future,

for example

. So he/she should have abundant space to find out the best solution and learn to occupy on his/her own.

Besides

this

,

children

might be occasionally being alone and

thus

they should become familiar with

this

situation more and more. In conclusion,

although

it is true that the more involved

children

get in a

group

activity, the more skilled they become in team spirit, In my view, kids should

also

learn to be able to occupy themselves on their own if parents desired their

children

to become independent in the future.