Some people think that parents should set strict rules for their children if they want them to succeed in life. Others think that strict rules are not necessary for children to obtain success.
It is easy to observe in this rapidly developing society that the competition being emphasized more and more in order to succeed. The current social issue is the ‘unemployment’ problem, and even from this, we can simply see how competitive the world is and how much harder it is becoming to succeed. There is a long-lasting controversy on whether parents should guide children with strict rules or not. Certainly, some might think that strong punishments can negatively affect kids, but surely there are much more benefits when parents make strict rules. My rationale for saying so is provided below.
To begin with, those with strict parents then to have better behaviors than children who do not. As for teenage students, they might fall into a diversity of attempts surrounding them and end up with misbehaviors. This period is when the roles of parents’ are the most important. When parents miss the timing to lead their children to the right path, their misbehaviors will be unstoppable. In fact, according to the International Statistics Institution(ISI), they conducted a survey about whether the parents gave strict punishments to their kids, and how they behaved well at school. The result was obvious. Approximately 89% of the students who had strict parents tended to behave much better and showed great performances at school, while only half of those who had relatively feeble rules at home were outstanding. By this study, we can see how strict rules can actually fix the children’s attitudes and make them perform better in the future.
Furthermore, the strict rules set by parents are mostly based on their experiences. That is, our parents have been through the same problems as we are facing, and they know what the best and wise decision is. My friend Ji-min serves as a compelling example. Her mother is extremely strict compared to other parents and even banned Ji-min from dating boys, too. Her mother had been through the same thing and ever since, she regretted that decision. She did not want her daughter to regret her life and choose the best paths. However, Ji-min disobeyed her mom’s words and unfortunately, she ended up getting bad grades. Of course grades don’t lead to success, but surely it is one great factor that determines the possibility to succeed in life. Eventually she couldn’t go to the university she was willing to go and regretted her behaviors. As we can see from this example, strict rules made by parents lead us to the wisest decision and prevents us from regretting our lives.
On the basis of the abovementioned points, the fact that setting strict rules is necessary and beneficial is undeniable. Not only do they enable children to behave in the right way, but also lead us to the best course of action. Now children and parents should realize how important it is to set firm rules, so they can succeed in their future lives.