Some people say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organized group activities in their free time. Others say that it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays parents are less likely to put

pressure

on their children to excel only in

academics

,Meanwhile, they are encouraging their

kids

to participate in extra-curricular

activities

in their free time,

However

, it can be argued that a child should not be forced to do these

instead

they need to teach how to occupy themselves on their own. In my opinion, it is parents’ responsibility to find the talent of their

kids

and encourage them to excel in those apart from

academics

.

Firstly

, as far as I am concerned current generation

kids

have more opportunities to excel in other

activities

outside of their books. During my childhood, there was a belief that only outperforming in

academics

will make a good future. Millennial parents are motivating their

kids

to indulge in learning

activities

which will help in boosting self-confidence and

overall

personal development.

For example

, A few years back there has been a scholarship introduced in India known as “sports quota”

that is

for students who have merited in sports, even though they have a minimum pass percentile in

academics

they are eligible for a part of their fees as scholarship bourne by the government for continuing their university studies. Unequivocally, Indulging

kids

in these

activities

help them to think creatively, but

also

this

should not turn in any

pressure

on them.

Instead

of insisting them to learn sports that we ,like we might help them to find their own talent and guide them on how to excel in that in their own way. We cannot

pressure

them to learn a particular activity only because that would be giving them monetary benefits. It is important for parents to choose the activity they wish to learn and be supportive of them for excelling in the same.

For instance

, making a kid learn football in his free time

while

he is having his interest towards drawing is peer

pressure

for him,

therefore

he would not be able to achieve the same.

To conclude

, I believe it is important to encourage a kid on learning organized

activities

similarly

that should be the ones he is interested in learning ,

instead

of the ones we need him to learn,

as a result

, the children will learn new

activities

, improving their confidence level, Socializing with people.