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.

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influence
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a
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child
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development
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some others think things
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tv
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,
friends
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and
music
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influence
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child
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cognitive
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, some
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strongly believe family is the prime factor that
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influence
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a
child
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development
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. Having
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tv
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,
friends
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and
music
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infuence's
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influences's
a
child
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development
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firstly
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having
friends
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in a
child
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's life serves as
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of
campanionship
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companionship
for the
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, as it helps the
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learn how to interact with other people which
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in fact
prepare
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them for the
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future
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addition
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tv
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has become
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influencing factor in a
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's life helping them to
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development
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.
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, learning and fun activities are shown on the
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tv
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and infants tend to learn more from it.
Music
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is said to be the soul of life ,
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example
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when a
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is pregnant and sings to the
child
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, it
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to improve the
child
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's
cognitve
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cognitive
function. Family ,
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, is
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suggested
to be the most important of them all. A
child
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is born into a family and
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this
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are the first people the
child
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gets to interact with before any other thing. Since the family is the
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's first contact it greatly has an
imerse
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immense
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influence
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on the
development
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of the
child
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. In my opinion,
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believe all the factors help to improve the
development
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of
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child
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the child
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, even though some suggest
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tv
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TV
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,
friends
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and
music
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are some of the things that
influence
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a
child
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's
development
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,
while
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,
other
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strongly believe family is the most important of them all.
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Try to proofread your essay carefully to correct spelling mistakes, such as 'infuence's', 'cognitive' instead of 'cognitve', 'campanionship' instead of 'companionship', 'futture', 'tv' instead of 'TV', etc.
task response
When presenting arguments for both sides, make sure to provide sufficient examples and explanations to strengthen your points. Expand on how TV, friends, and music influence development and back it up with relevant examples.
task response
Develop your points further in the body paragraphs to make your arguments more convincing. Each point should have a clear explanation and supporting examples that validate your arguments.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure there is a clear logical progression of ideas. The essay could use better connectors and linking words to smoothly transition between points and paragraphs. For instance, use phrases like 'on one hand', 'on the other', and 'for instance' more effectively.
task response
The introduction clearly states both perspectives regarding the factors influencing a child's development.
coherence and cohesion
Your conclusion effectively summarizes the discussion and restates your opinion.

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