The trend of living alone or with friends rather than families has gained popularity among the youth all over the world. While this has a few negatives, I agree that this trend is advantageous on the whole. A number of arguments surround my opinion.
To begin with, living alone or sharing an apartment with a friend teaches the young adults many things. They become independent, more confident, develop decision-making skills and learn to deal with situations and problems on their own. By contrast, while living with their parents, children have a sense of dependency and security, which may come in the way of their handling things on their own. They may never step out of their comfort zone and consequently, do not learn to handle challenges very well.
Furthermore, living away from home encourages the young people to explore more and learn more. They meet new people from different backgrounds and culture, which helps them become more social. However, if they stay with their parents they may not feel the need to socialize or there may be restrictions at home. Such generation gap may spoil the parent-child relationship. It has been rightly said that ‘Distance strengthens relationships. ’
To add to it, when parents know that their children are going to stay on their own just after school, they also start imparting moral values to their children in early childhood, and so by the time the children step out of their homes, they are mature enough to understand the difference between right and wrong. They also learn how to manage expenses related to rent, bills, food, etc.
On the other hand, the only drawback is that such freedom to the youth may take them on the wrong path like drug addiction, petty crime, etc. However, I believe that if parents do not shrug away their responsibility completely, and stay connected with their children, this drawback can be taken care of and staying on their own can be very profitable for children in the long run.
To conclude, I reiterate my opinion that young adults should live independently, as experience is the best teacher, especially for learning life skills. Family will always be there to support them even if they don’t live with them.
The trend of
living
alone or with friends
rather
than families has gained popularity among the youth all over the world. While this has a few negatives, I
agree
that this trend is advantageous
on the whole
. A number of arguments surround my opinion.
To
begin
with,
living
alone or sharing an apartment with a friend teaches the young adults
many
things. They become independent, more confident, develop decision-making
skills
and
learn
to deal with situations and problems on their
own
. By contrast, while
living
with their
parents
,
children
have a sense of dependency and security, which may
come
in the way of their handling things on their
own
. They may never step out of their comfort zone and
consequently
, do not
learn
to handle challenges
very
well.
Furthermore
,
living
away from home encourages the young
people
to explore more and
learn
more. They
meet
new
people
from
different
backgrounds and culture, which
helps
them become more social.
However
, if they stay with their
parents
they may not feel the need to socialize or there may be restrictions at home. Such generation gap may spoil the parent-child relationship. It has been
rightly
said that ‘Distance strengthens relationships. ’
To
add
to it, when
parents
know that their
children
are going to stay on their
own
just
after school, they
also
start
imparting moral values to their
children
in early childhood, and
so
by the time the
children
step out of their homes, they are mature
enough
to understand the difference between right and
wrong
. They
also
learn
how to manage expenses related to rent, bills, food, etc.
On the other hand
, the
only
drawback is that such freedom to the youth may take them on the
wrong
path like drug addiction, petty crime, etc.
However
, I believe that if
parents
do not shrug away their responsibility completely, and stay connected with their
children
, this drawback can
be taken
care of and staying on their
own
can be
very
profitable for
children
in the long run.
To conclude
, I reiterate my opinion that young adults should
live
independently
, as experience is the best teacher,
especially
for learning life
skills
. Family will always be there to support them even if they don’t
live
with them.