Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters (such as food, clothes and entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. Discuss both and give your own opinion.

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Numerous teenagers all over the world with strict
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would love to make their own choices but there are
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many other teenagers who would love there to be a constant routine in their
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. Wheater the
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would love to have
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and individuality, it is the
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parents'
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decision to implement
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lifestyle. Some
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may have an ideology that
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would develop a selfish, whilst others believe that
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will learn how to become
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of society.
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, having self-control over one's
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can build
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that causes self-love and builds self-esteem. Tackling real-
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problems,
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, financial responsibility (assuming the parent provides a monthly allowance or works at a job) of saving and spending money. It will teach
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how to invest and give money to the poor which will build empathy and many more skills that are useful to have in
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. Eventually through
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lifestyle the trust between a parent and a
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increase as now they have a common understanding of
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through
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way of living the
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recognises how to set priorities for important
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events.
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helps them contribute to society which will build a positive environment and communal trust among everyone.
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, if a parent doesn't want to provide
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lifestyle to their
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it will have certain consequences.
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as dependency issues and the development of social anxiety, both of which will have a negative effect on their
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. It is commonly seen that
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ask their kids to move out, at the age of
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. So if a
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doesn't learn important
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lessons
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throwing them into a
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that they are not used to,
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surely they will struggle.
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would gate keep useful skills that the offspring will need and when seen struggling blame them
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of themselves. I believe
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who do
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have a fear of being forgotten when they're old, so they make their
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depend on them so they'll always need them in
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giving an excuse, stating
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would later become selfish whilst in ,
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it is a completely the opposite case. To conclude, I believe that it is really important that
children
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make their own choices and
parents
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provide the needed freedom for developing these skills which will 100% help them in the future.
Parents
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who have fear of being forgotten should learn that providing their
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with a free
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would later build trust and a healthy relationship between them,
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will result in a positive attitude towards living which will later reflect on the whole community.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Autonomy
  • Consequence-awareness
  • Self-centered
  • Informal decision-making education
  • Child development
  • Age-appropriate choices
  • Cognitive growth
  • Fostering independence
  • Parental guidance
  • Societal norms
  • Interpersonal consideration
  • Balance of freedom
  • Individualism versus collectivism
  • Experience-based learning
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