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BEST IELTS Writing Task 2, 14th April
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
Over time, as children grow older, the relationship they have with their parents’ changes. In your opinion, what role should parents have in their adult children’s lives? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
SAMPLE ANSWER
As young people move from adolescence to adulthood, the nature of their relationship with their parents typically changes from dependence to a more equal, mutually supportive relationship between adult2s. In my opinion, even after children have grown into adults, parents still have an important role in their life. For example, they can continue to give emotional support to their grown up children.
Adulthood is the stage of life when a person has to bear a lot of responsibilities and face different kinds of challenges. At such times, lack of experience to manage responsibilities and pressure of challenges may put a person in stressful situations. It is in these situations that they badly need the guidance and the emotional support of their parents. In fact parental support can turn hard times into great opportunities to learn and improve.
Various studies have shown that emotional support is the most desired form of help that every adult requires and none other than parents can offer it in abundance. In addition to emotional support, parents can pass down values to their children. It is often believed that the right set of values and appropriate approach towards various aspects of life leads to a peaceful, happy and satisfied life which is the ultimate goal for most people. Adulthood is also the period of life when one has to unlearn some values or philosophy and learn fresh ones instead. And at this stage of confusion, our parents can teach us the right set of values and attitudes to lead a happy life.
In conclusion, as children grow up, parents’ role changes from that of caregivers to that of a guide or emotional support system.
