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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is easier for parents to raise their children than 50 years ago.
Taking a panoramic1 picture of human evolution, family education has been playing a very important role, especially in modern days. When it comes to the question of whether or not raising kids is easier than before. I, personally, think that parenting has becoming more and more difficult based on the following reasons.
First off, with the advent2 of technological3 gadgets4 kids are now more susceptible5 to negative information on-line, making it tough for parents to monitor and guide their kids' behavior and mindset. As we all know, with the appearance of smart phones, tablets and computer laptops, it is easier for people of all age groups, including adolescents and teenagers, to get access to all kinds of information. To be more specific, celebrities6 especially entertainers, like movies stars, sports giants and pop singers are such bad exemplars for kids since they are constantly involved in sex scandals, abusive use of drugs, random7 hookups, getting rehabilitation8. Kids, who are in their formative years, are not immune to these negative influence. Therefore, it is becoming absolutely tough for parents to guide them and any negligence9 might lead to be catastrophic for the kid's future development.
Additionally, parents are so overwhelmed with their career and they tend to be negligent10 about their kids. Kids, on the other hand, without guidance from their parents tend to have both psychological and physical problems. A recent study done by National Society of Developmental Psychology11 indicates that there is a positive correlation12 between the parents' working time and the likelihood for kids to experience psychological and physical problems in their adolescence13. Indeed, fathers and mothers are more stressful and inclined to work more hours than those who did a few decades ago, leaving them little time to hang out and caress14 their kids. To make matters worse, kids who might experience unparalleled peer pressure, bullying15 and other kinds of school cliché are not able to get appropriate and timely instruction and encouragement from their parents, increasing the risk of a series of developmental problems. For instance, they might get addicted16 to computer games, involve in early sex, and even have marijuana and drinking problems.
In conclusion, due to the susceptibility of kids when exposed to negative information on-line or else and the parents' lack of time spent with their kids, it is getting more difficult to raise kids now and kids are inclined to have both psychological and physical problems in their formative years.
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1 panoramic | |
adj. 全景的 | |
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adj.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的 | |
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n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉 | |
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adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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n.康复,悔过自新,修复,复兴,复职,复位 | |
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n.疏忽,玩忽,粗心大意 | |
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10 negligent | |
adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 | |
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11 psychology | |
n.心理,心理学,心理状态 | |
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12 correlation | |
n.相互关系,相关,关连 | |
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13 adolescence | |
n.青春期,青少年 | |
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14 caress | |
vt./n.爱抚,抚摸 | |
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15 bullying | |
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