Some parents want their children to read-only educational books and consider entertaining books a waste of time. Do you agree with their opinion? Why?
The benefits of reading in childhood cannot be denied.
However
, some people suggest that children
should only read books
that educate them, and they discourage reading for entertainment, claiming that such
readings do not have value. I disagree with such
an extreme view and think that parents
should help their offspring find the right balance between different genres of books
.
So-called “entertaining books
” that are read for pleasure enable children
to develop in different ways than they do with the educational report. Such
books
help children
experience situations they have not encountered in real life, thus
teaching them essential human values. For instance
, children
can learn the meaning of true friendship and loyalty early on through reading books
. Most importantly, these are entertainment books
that help children
fall in love with reading and make them more willing to read serious books
as well.
Although
I strongly disagree with the idea that youngsters should not be allowed to read books
for pleasure, I see why some parents
may have this
negative attitude towards some books
. Books
about frivolous subjects might make one think they can teach nothing. Not surprisingly, some parents
would not want their children
to spend time reading them. Another problem may arise if children
spend all of their time reading books
for fun instead
of developing themselves by choosing books
that could help them learn specific skills or gain knowledge that may help them later in their professional lives. However
, there are not many reasons for parents
to forbid the reading of entertaining books
altogether. Instead
, parents
should recommend books
to their children
to help them develop a taste for enriching and quality writing.
In conclusion, I strongly disagree with the statement that all entertaining books
are useless for children
, as I believe they are necessary for developing various human values and love for reading. However
, I do acknowledge that some books
may have less educational value, and thus
parents
should attempt to influence the kind of books
that their offspring read.Submitted by Musaib ul hassan on
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