Parents often give children everything they ask

for and do what they like. Is it good for

children? What are the consequences when
they grow up?
Band 8.5 Sample

Indulging children has been a common parenting problem in many modern

families. From my perspective, this practice exerts some immediate adverse
impacts on children and also results in long-term consequences for them.

In the short term, it is possible that over-indulgence causes some delay to the
process in which children learn important life skills. This can be seen in a variety of
age groups, ranging from toddlers to teenagers. For example, many over-caring
parents spoon-feed their children until they are five or six, the developmental
stage in which they should have already been able to eat independently. There is also a
common practice that parents assist their pre-adolescent children in taking a bath or a
shower. As a result, children may fail to acquire basic personal hygiene skills at
the right time.

In the long run, the consequences are even direr as over-indulged children grow up.
If parents unconditionally satisfy all the needs of their children, they may
have inadvertently made their children become over-dependent on other people.
When these children enter adulthood, the inability to live independently can cause
some difficulties for them to maintain their overall well-being, for instance, they
may be unaware of what to do when they catch a fever. Furthermore, it is a norm that
over-indulgent parents are lenient and do not require children to face the
consequences of their misbehaviour. In general, this deprives children ofthe
opportunities to learn from mistakes, which may cause their problem solving
skills to be severely lacking in the future.

From the issues outlined above, one can conclude that over-indulgence may produce a
number of unfavourable effects on children, including the delay in gaining
crucial life skills such as self-feeding and the long-term consequence of lacking the
ability to cope withproblems as adults in the future.

Useful Vocabulary, Collocations & Expressions for IELTS Writing

Parenting (adj) the raising of a child by its parents

Exert negative/adverse impact/influence on (phrase) have a bad effect on

Result in (verb) lead to

In the short term (phrase) during the period of time that is not very far into the
future

Over-indulgence (n) to allow someone to do or have whatever they want

Life skills (n) skills that are needed to deal effectively with the challenges of everyday
life, at school, at work and in personal relationships

Spoon-feed (phrase)

Development stages (phrase) theoretical milestones of child development

In the long run (phrase) during the period of time that is far into the future

Inadvertently (adv) not deliberately, and without realizing what you are doing

Lenient (adj) permissive, merciful, or tolerant

Deprive of (verb) if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them
or preventthem from having it

Band 9.0 Sample 2

Today, there is a growing trend among parents towards trying to accommodate

their children’s every demand and giving them more personal freedom. In this
essay, I am going to demonstrate how this child-rearing practice is detrimental
to children before arguing that its repercussions may reverberate in their
adulthood.

Parents may wean their kids on an over-reliant lifestyle by fulfilling all of their
wishes.Kids who are granted every request typically develop a habit of
pestering and relying on their parents for everything. This dependence
may deprive them of the motivation to strive in life, which may take a heavy toll
on their school performance, for example. As these children become grown-ups, the
inability to lead an independent
lifestyle will cause them to struggle in many facets of life. For instance, people who
are given generous allowances when they are small are unlikely to be able to budget
and manage their personal finances. This is an example of the adverse impacts
that parents’ over-indulgence may have on small kids.
In addition to spoiling children, entitling them to too much personal freedom may
also result in dire consequences. People’s personality is shaped at an early age, and
without parents’ close supervision, children may be vulnerable to negative influences
and adopt harmful habits. For example, many children use profanities from as
early as primary school because their parents allow them to play video games at
Internet shops where cussing is the norm. This type of behaviors, which often incites
disobedience and recklessness, may be the precursor to an adulthood of crime.
In fact, it has been shown that many criminals began rebelling and committing
illegal acts from a young age as a result of their parents’ negligence. This is
a testament to how an unsupervised childhood may cause small kids to suffer
serious consequences as they become adults.

In conclusion, granting children all of their wishes may do serious harm to their
personal development, and thus this practice should be rejected to ensure a healthy
lifestyle for their kids.

Useful Vocabulary, Collocations & Expressions for IELTS Writing

A growing trend towards (phrase) to move gradually toward something

Accommodate one’s demand (phrase) making an adjustment to suit a particular

demand

Child-rearing (adj) parenting

Repercussion (n) a bad effect that something has, usually lasting for a long time

Reverberate (verb) to have an effect that spreads over a wide area or lasts for a long
time

Wean someone on something to make someone get used to something when they
are young

Have/develop a habit of (doing) something

Pester (verb) to keep annoying someone, especially by asking them for something or
asking them to do something

Take a heavy toll on (phrase) have an adverse effect on something

Vulnerable to something (adj) able to be easily physically, emotionally, or

mentally influenced

Profanity (noun) a word or language that is offensive because it is rude

Recklessness (noun) not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions

Precursor (noun) something that exists before something else, and is related to it or
influences its development

Testament (noun) something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact

The diagram below shows the water cycle, which is the continuous
movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main

features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

The chart illustrates the circulation of water in nature.

Overall, it is clear that there are three main stages in this process, beginning with the
evaporation of water and the formation of a cloud. The next step shows the water‘s
journey after falling to the ground and the process ends with salt water intrusion.

At the first step of the process, as a result of the sun ‘s heat, water evaporates into the
air. It is estimated that 80% of total water vapour is taken from the ocean. Following
this, a cloud is formed by the condensation of water vapour.

In the next stage, the heavy clouds cause rain or snow. Water from the precipitation
partly pours into the lakes or can be absorbed into the ground. The surface runoff which
is made from rainwater creates the groundwater and then flows back to the ocean
without reaching the impervious layer. The final stage of the process is the salt water
intrusion where water from the ocean moves to the freshwater aquifers.