Some people think that the role of parents is to discipline their children and teach them about right and wrong. Other people consider that the main responsibility of parents is to nurture their children and provide them with a safe environment to grow up in. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

There is no doubt in the importance of a

parent

's role in their

child

's life.

However

, sometimes people differ on the roles which a

parent

play, whether it is to educate them on right or wrong or to nurture them and provide them

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safe environment. We shall see both sides of

this

coin in

this

essay. On one hand, a

child

's basic sense of what is right and wrong comes from his upbringing.

This

is where the concept is

first

introduced to a

child

. It is without a doubt a

parent

's role to instil

such

values in their

child

, as these are the foundations of what will make them a productive member of society in the future.

In addition

, to

this

,

parents

are

also

responsible to explain to

children

the concepts of hygiene.

For example

, in technopark Trivandrum, in many of the toilets, you will see a notice stating that people should not spit chewing gum in the urinals. On viewing

this

, one might think

this

is an odd message to put up.

However

,

this

is a problem, because many IT professionals do in fact spit their chewing gum in the toilets. Their reason for doing

this

is that cleaning the toilets is someone else's job so why should they bother. The other side of the coin is that

parents

should create a nurturing environment for their

children

.

This

is

also

true because, with the advancement of technology and the internet, there is so much pressure on the

children

. There is pressure from their peers, to look good, pressure from schools and

parents

to succeed.

However

, if the

children

can openly talk with their

parents

,

then

half of the problems will get solved because their

parents

can advise them, and even in extreme cases get them help which is needed. If

parents

, do not do

this

they will create a disconnect with their

children

which at times can have dire consequences. in conclusion, I feel it is important for a

parent

to play the dual role of a disciplinarian and a nurturer because being a

child

today is very difficult and confusing and as their primary carer, they will often seek advice from them.