People say that a child’s success is dependent on the way parents bring them up. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

Parents
are rightly regarded as a
child
's "pillars of support", for without their endless guidance, we would fail to power through the ups and downs of our lives and successfully reach a set goal.
This
vision has now sparked some debate on whether the
success
of a kid is entirely attributed to their
parents
' upbringing of them.
Although
children's nurturing plays a key role in imparting values that are instrumental in their strive to
success
, I partly disagree that it would be the sole contributor, as the
child
's own hard work too is to be accounted for too. On the one hand, the way
parents
raise their children largely factors into developing good values that are quintessential of a successful person.
For example
, we have been told for years by our
parents
that being a good human is the first step to becoming accomplished in life, and that happens by learning to be humble, responsible, kind, and more.
Parents
thus
gear their actions and efforts towards leading by example, with a view that children would follow in their footsteps to retain the same traditional values once they grow up, which would help them establish themselves successfully in life. Many studies
also
report that the most successful people owe their
success
to their
parents
' support and upbringing.
On the other hand
, a juvenile's own hard work
that is
invested into achieving their goals too deserves credit. As the phrase goes, "you can bring the horse to the well, but you can't make it drink the water",
parents
too can only do their best in inculcating principles and providing the appropriate resources that will prepare their
child
to strive for excellence.
However
, the effort and the work need to be put in by the youngsters themselves.
For instance
, a mother who is an engineer can at most only provide constant encouragement and guidance to a
child
who
also
wants to pursue engineering, but it is the
child
who needs to absorb the guidance well and excel in the entrance exams to successfully secure a seat in the engineering schools. In conclusion, after analysing the reasons above, I can only partly agree that a
child
's
success
is dependent on their upbringing since it's not only the latter that matters but
also
the endeavours of the
child
themselves, for which mostly they themselves are to be credited.
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