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‘Children do not respect their parents as much as they did in the past. This behaviour is now having a negative impact on society’. Discuss

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 Write at least 250 words.

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It is a known fact that the level of respect the parents receive from their children has declined in recent days. It definitely has some negative impacts in the society. However, it appears to be positive in some cases.

 Turning to the negative side of this development, the first is the loss of morality among the youngsters. In the past, children revered their parents, and they gave them a much dignified position. However, now, with an advancing pace of modernisation and improved standard of living, children are mostly free to make their own decisions, which are not generally acceptable to parents who think they should be brought up in a much disciplined way. In most cases, parents have very less control over their children, and this nurtures unacceptable behavioural patterns among them, which is not positive to both the family and the society in which they live.

 On the contrary, the trend has some positive aspects too. Better environment of communication and emotional bonding between the family members are the prominent among those. In the yesteryears, children accepted whatever their parents decided for them; whether it is the basic facilities, education, and even the career in later part of their life. Many children were not satisfied with their physical, emotional and intellectual needs. This had led to many issues like school drop outs, depression and even suicides. Today, as the family size shrank, parents started accepting their children’s views and became friendlier towards them. This enriched the relationship between them, and gave them a more harmonious life.

 To conclude, it is clear that the change with happened in the lifestyle of the people had led to this situation. Even though it appears to be negative when looked externally, it does have some positive elements too.

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