Making choices in daily matters such as food, clothes, and activities is a subject of debate in society. Some consider that it makes children become egoists due to focusing on their wishes, while another group thinks that it is important for them to make choices, which generates responsibility in their minds. However, I consider that children have to make decisions, but with advice from their parents, to impact relationships and keep children’s responsibility growing.
On the one hand, choices can make children focus on their own wishes, excluding others’ opinions. If children think only about their decisions, they may not consider others. This might naturally lead to generations who will not think about others. To illustrate, some parents gave their children authority to make choices, and after that, they became selfish and egoistic. So, giving children authority to make decisions might have negative effects.
On the other hand, it has significant benefits for a child to make daily decisions. It makes a child more responsible because they make their own choice, and they take a risk by doing that. For instance, some schools give youngsters choices about their subjects. They can choose whatever they want, which gives them a risk and responsibility for it. It definitely has benefits.
Although both arguments have their own merits, I consider that parents must give them a choice and advice for it. Making decisions is difficult, especially for a youngster who has no experience, but it is not a reason why parents need to reject a child’s ability to choose. Children must take a risk, responsibility, and make decisions, but with advice from parents who raised them. It will affect both the confidence level with the child’s parents and the child’s responsibility and ability to make decisions in the future. For instance, people who can quickly make choices and have trusting relationships with parents usually make choices with some advice. It definitely has more benefits.
Considering both arguments, authority to make decisions might have its essential impact on responsibility and egoistic emotions. However, my opinion is to give a child authority to choose, but with some advice.