THERE IS AN ONGOING DEBATE ON WHETHER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND PEER GROUPS HAVE A GREATER INFLUENCE ON CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENT OR WHETHER PARENTS PLAY A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE.M THIS ESSAY WILL DISCUSS BOTH POINT OF VIEWS BUT ARGUE IN FAVOUR OF THE FORMER .
TODAYS GENERATION HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA . THEY ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY GROWING TRENDS AND THEIR FRIENDS . THE LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK , THE CLOTHES THEY WEAR IS ALL A PART OF THIS PHENOMENON .EVEN WHEN THEY ARE IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT , THERE IS EASY ACCESS TO FRIENDS THROUGH VARIOUS CHATTING SITES AND VIRTUAL MODES .FOR EXAMPLE , MY DAUGHTERS CLASSMATE CAME FROM A CONSERVATIVE FAMILY BUT SHE WOULD REBEL AGAINST HER PARENTS TO WEAR TRENDY CLOTHES THAT HER FRIENDS WORE AS SHE HAD TO FIT IN.
CHILDREN FROM A YOUNG AGE ARE MOULDED BY THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM , MAINLY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS . AS THEY GROW , THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY MEMBERS REDUCES . THIS IS TRUE FOR PARENTS WHO WORK FULL TIME AND CHILDREN DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO PARENTS , MOST OF THE TIME . PARENTS FILL THOIS GAP BY PROVIDING MATERSIL THINGS SUCH AS BIKES , PHONES , LAPTOPS AND THIS CAN FURTHER DRIVE CHILDREN AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES. AS CHILDREN MOVE AWAY FOR FURTHER STUDIES , THE HOME AND FAMILY IS LEFT FAR BEHIND AND EVEN CAREER CHOICES ARE MADE BASED ON PEER INFLUENCE, FOR EXAMPLE A GIRL FROM A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY CHOOSES A MODELLING CAREER TO GET FAME AND RECOGNITION.
TO SUMMARISE , WHILE FAMILY PLAYS A ROLE IN THE EARLY YEARS , THE PEER INFLUENCE AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ,IN THE GROWING UP YEARS OF CHILDREN, CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DRIVE AND SHAPE THE BEHAVIOUR AND PERSONALITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL