To what extent children should be given freedom of choices on everyday issues like food, clothes, TV programmes and free time activities has sparked heated debate. With unlimited freedom according to many, children are likely to become self-centered and they think of their own desires only. However others believe children should make their own decisions as it helps grow a sense of responsibility in them. But, in my opinion, parents ought to dictate their children's choice so as to make them more consious of others. Children who have absolute freedom in daily matters, start believing that they can do whatever they want. And when those children grow up, they are likely to believe that their own wishes are important while everything else is secondary. Consequently, they become egocentric adults resulting in a society of selfish individuals. On the contrary, chilren who are allowed to make their own decisions will naturally develop a keen sense of responsibility. That is to say, they will learn to take responsibility for their own actions. Also this practice help them develop problem -solving skills through trial and error. The rationale behind the view is that natural consequences are the best teacher. However i firmly believe that parents should often dictate children's choice as these children are not fully mature and capable of making suitable decisions. Many a time, chilren's decisions are not based on experienceor knowledge. A case in point is junk food which is detrimental to health, but a favourite to most chilren. If given the freedom, many children will prefer to eat fast food all day long. If parents allow them to eat such junk food regularly, chilren will become morbidly obese, which in turn will increase the risk of heart disease and reduce their life-span. Therefore, parents should give dietary advice and often control what their offsprings eat. To conclude, how much liberty students should be given on everyday matters is a controversial topic. Although decision -making rights help them in slme ways, i think parents ought to dictate their choices to some extent so that they can make the right choices and they can learn to honour others opinion and decision.
To what extent
children
should be
given
freedom
of
choices
on everyday issues like
food
, clothes, TV
programmes
and free time activities has sparked heated debate. With unlimited
freedom
according to
many
,
children
are likely to become
self-centered and
they
think
of their
own
desires
only
.
However
others believe
children
should
make
their
own
decisions
as it
helps
grow a sense of responsibility in them.
But
, in my opinion,
parents
ought to dictate their children's
choice
so as to
make
them more
consious
of others.
Children
who have absolute
freedom
in daily matters,
start
believing that they can do whatever they want. And when those
children
grow up, they are likely to believe that their
own
wishes are
important
while everything else is secondary.
Consequently
, they become egocentric adults resulting in a society of selfish individuals.
On the contrary
,
chilren
who are
allowed
to
make
their
own
decisions
will
naturally
develop a keen sense of responsibility.
That is
to say, they will learn to take responsibility for their
own
actions.
Also
this practice
help
them develop problem -solving
skills
through trial and error. The rationale behind the view is that natural consequences are the best teacher.
However
i
firmly
believe that
parents
should
often
dictate children's
choice
as these
children
are not
fully
mature and capable of making suitable
decisions
.
Many
a time,
chilren
's
decisions
are not based on
experienceor
knowledge. A case in point is junk
food
which is detrimental to health,
but
a
favourite
to most
chilren
. If
given
the
freedom
,
many
children
will prefer to eat
fast
food
all day long. If
parents
allow
them to eat such junk
food
regularly
,
chilren
will become
morbidly
obese, which in turn will increase the
risk
of heart disease and
reduce
their life-span.
Therefore
,
parents
should give dietary advice and
often
control what their offsprings eat.
To conclude
, how much liberty students should be
given
on everyday matters is a controversial topic. Although
decision
-making rights
help
them in
slme
ways,
i
think
parents
ought to dictate their
choices
to
some
extent
so
that they can
make
the right
choices and
they can learn to
honour
others opinion and
decision
.