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IELTS Essay: Freedom to Make Mistakes

Prompt

Some people think children should have the freedom to make mistakes, while other people believe that adults should prevent children from making mistakes. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

#child development#parenting philosophy#mistake-making and learning#adult responsibility

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues one side is better; Band 9 rejects the binary and argues the real parenting skill is calibrating how much freedom and guidance varies by child age and mistake severity.

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Key concepts in this essay

learning through experience and resilience
duty of care and harm prevention
age-appropriate autonomy
emotional regulation and self-efficacy

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

presenting a false binary without acknowledging guided mistakes (neither total freedom nor complete prevention)
exaggerating consequences of either approach without evidence
ignoring context (age-appropriate risks, severity of potential mistakes)

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