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Children who are brought up in families that do not have large amounts of money are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children brought up by wealthy parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion

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It is often believed that
children
 raised by low and
middle income
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 parents are well prepared to handle issues of adult life compared to those from high social status. I disagree with
this
 thought
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 because it is my belief that how one solves problems associated with adulthood depends on how they are groomed by their
guidians
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guardians
guidance
. Coming from
low income
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 background exposes
children
 to various problems in relation to adult life ,but it is not a guarantee that they will solve them better when they grow up ,under the same conditions. Some parents from
such
 backgrounds possess poor
problem solving
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 skills and
this
 can be passed on to their
children
,
for example
,if a woman is in
a
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 business of prostitution to fend for her family,she may groom her girl
children
 to believe that it is the only way to earn a living when
their
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 are other alternatives.
On the other hand
, rich parents may have everything their dependants require readily available but may not give them on a silver
plater
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. They would rather teach them to work hard both in
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academics and
enterprenuership
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entrepreneurship
 to acquire what they want and need. To sum up,the psychological effects of being raised in poor families may be enshrined in
children
 with
such
 a background but may not prepare them well to handle
such
 in adulthood.Because the way one deals with issues in later life mostly depends on the values,beliefs and
principals
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 passed on from
guidians
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guardians
guidance
.
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