Band 6+: To improve children's lives, mothers and fathers should attend parenting and child development courses every year. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Parents should attend parenting and child development courses every year to improve children’s lives. In this essay, I will explain why I agree parents should attend parenting and child development courses every year to improve childrens’ lives.

There are several reasons why parents should attend parenting and child development courses every year to improve childrens’ lives. Firstly, parents will have clear guidance and knowledge on what they should do when they encounter conflicts with their children to support them to improve their lives. For example, without certain knowledge about child development, they can turn conflict situations into disasters. However, if parents know what to expect shortly with child development and how to parent, they can often be calm about the issues or problems that they are facing and turn this situation into a positive way to improve childrens’ lives. Clearly, it is ideal for parents to attend parenting and child development courses to improve their childrens’ lives.

Another reason parenting and child development courses may build parents’ confidence while they are parenting and this will support them in improving childrens’ lives. Many parents say they are not sure if they are parenting well for their children although they wish to improve childrens’ lives and if there are some courses for them to join, it will give them a great chance to develop their confidence. For instance, in Japan, district councils open child development and parenting and child development courses for parents. Many parents comment that these courses are useful because they will have some ideas about how they should improve and support their children and they say they feel confident after taking courses because they have some advice from professionals such as public health nurses.

In conclusion, taking a look at several reasons, parents attending parenting and child development courses every year will improve childrens’ lives because parents will be guided by the courses and they will be able to have confidence through the courses.