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IELTS Essay: Some people think that it is important to let children act independently and ...

Prompt

Some people think that it is important to let children act independently and make their own decisions from an early age. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

#child independence#parenting style#decision-making autonomy#development stages#risk and safety

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues early independence is good for development or risks harm; Band 9 articulates that autonomy needs guidance proportional to age, that consequences must be safe/recoverable, and that the skill is learning decision-making with support, not unsupervised choice.

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Key concepts in this essay

developmental psychology and age-appropriate autonomy
decision-making skills and cognitive maturity progression
healthy risk and natural consequences
parental guidance vs. control
cultural variation in independence norms

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Assuming early independence is always developmentally healthy without considering cognitive readiness and safety
Presenting a false binary (helicopter parenting vs. free-range) without considering age-appropriate guidance
Using anecdotal personal experience ('I turned out fine') without examining selection bias or survivorship bias

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