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 wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them

Some

parents

think that accepting their

children

makes options in their daily life causes them to become selfish human beings in our society. Meanwhile, others think that

children

should learn to take care of themselves at an early age. Scientifically, certain periods require

parents

to spend adequate time raising their

children

as better citizens in their personality. Yet, there are stages of

children

’s cognitive development and learning with a massive effort from their guardians. In early stages

such

as an infant and a toddler, the participation from

parents

asks to build emotional intelligence called EQ (emotional quotient). It is responsible to perceive the emotion which is linked to the left brain functionally. To raise

children

with robust EQ, the

parents

should stimulate their sensorimotor nerve endings by touching, tasting, and listening.

Therefore

, EQ development is completely connected with receiving new attempts from

parents

which can build their character in the future. Intriguingly,

children

start creating their egocentric cognitive skills in the later stage from middle childhood to adolescence. During

this

period,

children

are eager to expose themselves to unknown experiences by learning from both success and failure. Functionally, the right brain is in charge of the intellectual quotient which gets more mature to increase the survival rate in a competitive society. At

this

stage, the

parents

should counsel their

children

to be more independent enough to take responsibility. To sum up, there are specific periods in

children

’s cognitive development and learning to be allowed to make their own choices.

Otherwise

, the

parents

should attend to support their

children

during a certain period of childhood.

Finally

, my position is neutral on both statements from my point of view as a medical doctor.