One of the parents’ most important responsibilities is perhaps taking good care of their offspring. It is believed that it should be compulsory for all mums and dads to take parenting courses so that they are better prepared for parenthood. While I accept that such classes are beneficial, I do not agree that they should be mandatory.
On the one hand, parents would benefit a great deal from parenting classes. First, such courses provide mothers and fathers with in-depth knowledge about how to raise a kid at different developmental stages. Parents who decide to take parenting courses will have a better understanding of their children’s needs; hence, they can take the best care of them. Second, mums and dads in parenting classes are equipped with basic medical training to deal with emergency situations more effectively. For instance, first aid training teaches parents what to do if their child has a high fever or a breathing issue. Similarly, many parents have a great deal of trouble dealing with troublesome teenagers who are misbehaving while going through adolescence.
Despite such benefits of taking part in parenting courses or workshops, I believe that they should not be compulsory. This is because many parents, especially those who struggle financially, have to work overtime, in the evenings or even at weekends, just to make ends meet. Forcing them to attend those classes would adversely affect their work and their lives. In addition, many people would argue that parenting is an innate skill that every mother and father can naturally access once they have a child. For example, many mothers instinctively know how to hold and care for their child as soon as it is born. Moreover, many people have their own ideas about what good parenting involves due to their own upbringing, and cultural influences. Therefore, I think that parents should be free to decide whether or not they want to participate in these courses instead of being forced to do so.
In conclusion, in spite of some benefits that parenting classes offer, I believe that they should be optional rather than compulsory.
One of the
parents’
most
important
responsibilities is perhaps taking
good
care of their offspring. It
is believed
that it should be compulsory for all
mums
and dads to take
parenting
courses
so
that they are better prepared for parenthood. While I accept that such
classes
are beneficial, I do not
agree
that they should be mandatory.
On the one hand,
parents
would benefit a great deal from
parenting
classes
.
First
, such
courses
provide mothers and fathers with in-depth knowledge about how to raise a kid at
different
developmental stages.
Parents
who decide to take
parenting
courses
will have a better understanding of their children’s needs;
hence
, they can take the best care of them. Second,
mums
and dads in
parenting
classes
are equipped
with basic medical training to deal with emergency situations more
effectively
.
For instance
,
first
aid training teaches
parents
what to do if their child has a high fever or a breathing issue.
Similarly
,
many
parents
have a great deal of trouble dealing with troublesome
teenagers
who are misbehaving while going through adolescence.
Despite such benefits of taking part in
parenting
courses
or workshops, I believe that they should not be compulsory. This is
because
many
parents
,
especially
those who struggle
financially
,
have to
work overtime, in the evenings or even at weekends,
just
to
make
ends
meet
. Forcing them to attend those
classes
would
adversely
affect their work and their
lives
.
In addition
,
many
people
would argue that
parenting
is an innate
skill
that every mother and father can
naturally
access once they have a child.
For example
,
many
mothers instinctively know how to hold and care for their child as
soon
as it
is born
.
Moreover
,
many
people
have their
own
ideas
about what
good
parenting
involves due to their
own
upbringing, and cultural influences.
Therefore
, I
think
that
parents
should be free to decide
whether or not
they want to participate in these
courses
instead
of
being forced
to do
so
.
In conclusion
,
in spite of
some
benefits that
parenting
classes
offer, I believe that they should be optional
rather
than compulsory.