Some people think children should have the freedom to make mistakes, while other people believe that adults should prevent children from making mistakes. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

People differ in their opinions on whether

children

should be given the freedom to make

mistakes

or they should be prevented from doing so by adults. Both these views are acceptable, and it depends on the age and the type of

mistakes

they commit. When analyzing the benefits of the

first

option, the most tangible one is the psychology of learning. To be precise, early childhood is the time when the

children

are extremely curious about their circumstances, and mostly they would like to experience the result of their actions.

For example

, even if the

child

has got having excess salt is not good, his curiosity would persuade him to do so. Once he realizes that it causes extreme thirst, he will never repeat the mistake.

On the contrary

, the

second

group feels that it is dangerous for the future of

children

if they are not prevented from making

mistakes

.

For instance

, out of curiosity or peer pressure, an older

child

can be in touch with bad companies and may use harmful substances like drugs. As the

child

is not too young, the chances of disclosing the incident to elders are scarce. Slowly and steadily, he might be involved in

this

more frequently, and eventually might become an addict. In my opinion, making

children

free to commit small

mistakes

at their early stages of life helps them to learn things more effectively.

However

, when the

child

grows older, they may commit serious

mistakes

if there is lax supervision, and

this

might have long-lasting impacts on their life. In conclusion, it is clear that whether or not a

child

should be made free to make

mistakes

is a question that can be answered only based on the circumstances.