Some people think that the main factor influencing a child’s development these days are things such as tv, friends and music. Others believe that the family still remains more important. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There is a topic to be discussed by many
people
that is
what mainly influences a
child
's growth, social
media
and
friends
, or family. I think the former is a more important factor because they are full of
people
's lives and both
influence
a
child
and his family. Social
media
is full of
people
's living environment. It is everywhere in
people
's daily life and
people
cannot get away from it. Everyone can come across advertisements through television, radio or mobile phones, which could stimulate
people
's desire for consumption and even deliver a new consuming view to a
child
.
Similarly
, a
child
's
friends
can
also
affect a
child
's view
such
as what the popular music now, who is the internet celebrity, and what types of dress or making up way are more fashionable etc. Those factors
influence
a
child
every day and he/she would follow them automatically.
However
, some individuals might argue that the family is still the most important factor in influencing
influence
a kid.
This
is because the
child
is starting to imitate
parents
when he/her was born. A lot of behaviour of a person would be like his/her
parents
. I agree with that.
Nevertheless
, as I mentioned earlier, the environment can
influence
everyone, which means not only children
child
but
also
adults including children's
parents
. Many
parents
' views and behaviour could
also
be changed by social
media
and their
friends
, and
further
influence
their children's development.
To conclude
, I believe that
although
the family is an important factor in influencing
influence
the development of a
child
, it does not mean that it is more important than social
media
and
friends
, because the latter could both
influence
a
child
and adults of a family and promote their change.
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