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Some people think that parents should set strict rules for their children if they want them to succeed in life. However, in my opinion, strict rules are not necessary for children to succeed for following reasons.
First of all, rigid rules confine children's behavior. To be specific, rigid rules prevent children from doing diverse activities. However, it is necessary for children to do the activities and have unexpected adventures as much as they can to increase imagination. Since ingenuity is an important ability to succeed, diverse experiences during childhood are demanding . For example, my parent did not set strict rules when I was young. I could do whatever I want to do even though that was slightly dangerous, and I still think that my childhood plays an important role for me to be imaginative.
Next, children might lose their confidence under strict rules. Children under the rules tend to think if they are doing right, and worry about results before they conduct. Worrying prior to trying make children to lose confidence and eventually leave children far away from success. One experiment conducted with two groups of children supports it. One group of children lived with strict rules for 6 months while the other group of children lived without the rules. After 6 months, both groups were given a quiz to solve. The latter group showed confidence while they are solving and was willing to keep try. However, group with strict rules had no confidence and easily gave up. To sum up, strict rules are not beneficial for children's success because rules restrict children's behavior and lower their confidence. For these reasons, I think that parents should not set strict rules for their children's success. |