2010年12月英语四级作文真题:让孩子独立

These days many parents tend to make all decisions for their children for fear that they might do something wrong. The parents’ purpose is quite clear: to protect their kids from possible failures. But this practice turns out to make their children increasingly dependent on them. For their children’s future development, parents should help them to be independent. The earlier they take measures to do so, the more benefit their children will get. Parents should first teach their children how to make plan, an indispensable skill for their future survival. Parents should also give their children more freedom, a must to children’s independence. If the children only follow rules set by their parents, they will never gain the sense of independence. Most importantly, parents should be open to different ideas from their children. If children feel that their ideas are well listened to and respected, they will become more confident. To sum up, parents should provide their children with plan-making skill, freedom and respect. In this way, children will grow more independent