Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

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I realised that everyone wants to be on the top.
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for the new generation
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the same thing being taught by parents and
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an intelligent, smart and most versatile output from their
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, but I do not agree
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should allow leisure time for them to identify
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talent. I believe that
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should get non-educational leisure activities for them to rejuvenate and allow them to develop their own perspective from everyday learning. It is important that
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should be brought up with strong educational knowledge, but in order to thrive
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they should be given enough time to experiment with their own understanding. There should be a holistic approach
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a child’s
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wellbeing, extracurricular activities
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the best form for
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growth in mental and physical areas.
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, it is proven that
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learning any musical instrument can increase the child’s brain strength as much as with mathematics I
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believe that
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be encouraged to have educational tours and adopt reading habits for them to develop
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curious mind. The reading habit will help them to unlock the new secrets of the world and lay the foundation of new ideas, but it should not be forceful as it can have
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. There are many studies proving that
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feel extremely pressurised when they are overloaded with homework or studies and they fall into depression or develop anxiety, which results
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discontinuing the studies. In conclusion, I do agree that there should be educational activities for
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, but parents and school should give importance to
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development as well. There should be
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approach and most importantly an environment where
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the child
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feels happy.
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