Some people argue that juveniles should spend their entire after-school hours with their parents, whereas others think this is needless or even detrimental. While staying with parents encourages good behavioural patterns, I believe it is not necessary because childcare services can provide similar care and develop children’s social skills.
On the one hand, children can form positive patterns of behaviour when being with their families. This is because parents understand what is correct and can set positive examples of manners for their sons and daughters to follow. Children can observe the adults to absorb conventions, enabling them to conduct themselves appropriately in different circumstances. For example, when they see their parents practicing good manners, such as saying “please” and “thank you”, they are likely to adopt these behaviours and thus interact politely with their teachers, classmates, and other adults. However, I believe this is not necessarily the case as there are childminding services that can provide similar care for children.
On the other hand, childcare services can deliver equivalent attention and manner education to young ones. In other words, after-school childcare provides a safe and structured setting for minors whose parents may still be at work during the late afternoon, and it often includes homework assistance, recreational activities, and sometimes educational programmes that encourage proper demeanors and prevent children’s involvement in delinquency. For instance, the city’s After-School Corporation in New York has implemented after-school programmes in various neighbourhood, providing an organized setting for children after school time, and this initiative has been shown to reduce rates of juvenile delinquency and improve the academic performance of participating children. Therefore, I contend that childminding services are a perfect alternative and that it is unnecessary for young boys and girls to be close to their parents in their free time.
In conclusion, although spending all of their free time with families can teach younger ones positive conduct as they learn from their parents, I advocate that childminding services can offer comparable support, and it is, therefore unwarranted.