In recent years children have been given more freedom than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development? Give your opinion and examples.

As the society in the present world is increasing with
well educated
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civilians, children of those civilized people are enjoying more
freedom
in their choice of
life
which was exactly
opposite
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in the past. Depending on the degree of
freedomness
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freedoms
, it has positive development towards a child's
future
as well as damaging effects in their whole
life
. In
this
essay, I will discuss both views and give my own opinion on why a child has to be restrained under a certain level about their choice. Individual
freedom
gives one’s person to decide about their
life
. When they can decide about their
future
career without being under the pressure of their parents, they tend to succeed more in their
life
.
Moreover
, personal democracy creates more happiness because they do what they are most fond of. In Singapore,
for instance
, after the economic reform, many parents, who were traditional and conservative, do not force their children about their career path but
instead
guide and support them in their chosen
career
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.
Such
social changes have brought more successful
Singaporians
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Singaporeans
leaders today because they got a chance to choose. While many are arguing about
benefits
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of individual liberty, it is hampering their
future
badly. Giving more
freedom
can lead the youths towards drug addiction because the young minds are still undeveloped to separate between right and wrong
behaviors
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. If parents do not care about their children’s
behaviors
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, they may become involved in criminal activities, which ultimately would ruin their
life
and
future
.
For example
, In America, many young adults are responsible for
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gun
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gunfire
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fire
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in public places like school and their police data suggests that it is all because of
lack
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a lack
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of parental control when they are adults. In conclusion,
nonetheless
, today’s generation is more liberal about their choice than the previous one but liberty has to come under certain limitations so that it does not spoil the community. Senior citizens have to make them understand how they struggled to obtain
freedom
and suggest that they use it wisely in the development of society.
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