It is commonly believed that nowadays main factors that affect a child's development are media, pop culture and friends. A different point of view is that family plays the most significant role. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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consider that a
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's growth depends on their environment and social network.
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the other part of
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thinks that it depends on their parents and how they raise them. I strongly agree that parental education affects more than
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surroundings. Opposing the view and the reasons will be explained in the following paragraphs.
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of the first view consider that children's environment affects their development. Everything they watch on social media and spending time with the wrong
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can significantly impact on
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's growth. And the majority of parents try to control
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talk to or what they watch and listen to. But it's understandable, every parent worries about their
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depends on society. So they want their
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to communicate with
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type of
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that will motivate and help them to move on. Oppositely,
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other
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suppose that the family is an important factor in shaping the discipline and
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of the
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.
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is because children always repeat the
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of
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who are close to them, and in many cases it's family. So it's important to set a good example
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your
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. Taking both sides into account, I personally think that family affects more on
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's development than the
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they communicate with, social media and pop culture. From the arguments and examples
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I think that children view their parents as role models and follow
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set by them.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • influence
  • development
  • media
  • pop culture
  • peers
  • family
  • social skills
  • beliefs
  • values
  • emotional support
  • moral guidance
  • aspirations
  • self-image
  • social development
  • value system
  • harmony
  • conflict
  • significant
  • behaviors
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