Family & ParentingAgree / DisagreeIntermediateHigh Frequency

IELTS Essay: Although families have influence on a children's development, factors outside...

Prompt

Although families have influence on a children's development, factors outside the home play a bigger part in their lives nowadays. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#family influence#external factors#peer groups#school environment#socialization

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges both spheres of influence with examples; Band 9 explores interaction dynamics where family resilience can buffer external adversity or how family dysfunction compounds external challenges.

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Key concepts in this essay

family vs. environmental influences
peer socialization
quality of home life indicators
ecological systems theory

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

False dichotomy between family and non-family factors without examining interaction effects
Overgeneralizing across different socioeconomic contexts
Ignoring quality of family involvement vs. mere presence

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