Some people say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organised group activities in their free time. Others say that it is important for children to learn how to preoccupy themselves. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Childhood is the most formative period of one’s life and
therefore
, the question arises on what
activities
they should get engaged in to make the best use of their learning age. Few people opine that in their spare time they should engage in
group
activities
like debate, playing in
groups
,
however
,
others
assert on the view that it is crucial for them to learn how to keep themselves busy in the productive
activities
on their own.
This
essay shall discuss both viewpoints in detail and will conclude on the same. To start with, there are various benefits of
activities
in
group
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the group
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as it helps in developing various social and intellectual
skills
in them.
Group
activities
includes
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participating in debate, working in
team
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a team
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for projects or playing in
groups
and many more. Undoubtedly,
such
activities
help in forming the base for them, wherein, they can develop various crucial
skills
like logical thinking, creative ideas and communication
skills
. Apart from cognitive
skills
,
such
activities
also
groom up their social
skills
as interaction in
groups
allow them to understand each other’s viewpoint and gradually they can start thinking from
others
perspective as well.
For example
, working
for
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a science project in
groups
can make them
to
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give a sense of working in a team and
also
learn from
others
.
On the contrary
, some people think that they should learn to keep themselves engrossed.
Firstly
, in
such
busy lifestyle parents do not have time to spend with their kids so
oftenly
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often
, and it is not possible that children always find their friends and social circle around them.
Therefore
, it is necessary for them to know how to keep themselves busy and engaged.
Secondly
, they may develop
habit
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the habit
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of playing in
groups
only and if anyhow they don’t get
such
environment
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,
then
it will hamper their mental stability to
such
extent that it will get problematic for parents to handle.
For instance
, a child may not able to do anything on his own as he may develop
habit
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the habit
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of taking
help
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the help
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of
others
always. To conclude, engagement in
group
activities
in
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is
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very beneficial in developing various crucial
skills
in them,
however
,
this
can
also
have some detrimental effects on their mental stability as they feel alone and isolated if they do not get their
groups
always.
Hence
, as per my
opinion
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they should
also
learn to spend time on their own.
Submitted by Shweta Sirohi on

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • encourage
  • occupied
  • organized
  • group activities
  • benefits
  • social
  • teamwork skills
  • interpersonal skills
  • friendship
  • discipline
  • time management
  • interests
  • hobbies
  • independent play
  • creativity
  • problem-solving skills
  • self-reliance
  • explore
  • discover
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