IELTS Writing Task 2/ IELTS Essay:

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

It is necessary for parents to attend a parenting training course to bring their children up.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Sample Answer 1: (Agreement)

Parenting is perhaps the greatest responsibility of our life and mistakes and wrong decisions can ruin a
family as well as the future of a child. Since many young people become parents and the number of
nuclear families is on the rise, many experts emphasize the importance of parenting courses for both
fathers and mothers. I personally agree with this notion as I believe that such sessions would be
immensely helpful.

To begin with, proper parenting requires a great deal of knowledge and dedication. Sometimes minor
negligence and lack of knowledge can lead to catastrophic outcomes. For instance, if busy parents forget
to vaccinate a newborn, that would jeopardize the offspring’s life. Similarly, many parents, especially
from the countryside, have silly superstitions that influence them to make bad choices. If those parents
attend a course where experts share their opinions on different aspects of child fostering and right
parenting, they would be highly benefitted. For example, my cousin Paula, who became a mother a few
months ago believed that her child had a problem with digestion and need medical attention. However,
it was revealed that the way she fed her daughter was not correct. I believe that a suitable course that
brings out different aspects of upbringing a child, both moral and practical aspects, would save many
unexpected situations for newly become parents.

Moreover, the increasing trends of single parents and nuclear family lack the expert opinion of the
grandparents, unlike the past. This is why the need for such parenting sessions has risen even more.
Such sessions bring parents together, let them share their views, forms a social relationship and help
people learn the real facts about their personal prejudices. This is a great way to educate to-be-parents
and newly-become-parents learn more about practical aspects of parenting and in a broader sense
make a better society.

To conclude, being informed and educated parents is an important aspect to become good parents.
Since parenting courses help people in a diverse way, it is indeed a good idea for people to participate in
such courses.
Sample Answer 2: (Disagreement)

Raising a child is considered a beautiful experience by parents and newly become parents often find it
difficult. Though some parents feel that training classes on parenting will help them nurture their child
properly, I believe otherwise. This essay will argue why it is unnecessary to undergo parenting training
sessions in order to nurture one’s child.

In today’s fast growing world, parents believe that coaching on parenting and professional advice will
help them raise their child in a responsible way. The reason parents feel the need of such courses is
mainly because of the busy lifestyle and the rise of nuclear families. They do not talk to their parents
and get advice nor are they confident enough in their ability to look after their child. For instance, in
India, there are certain institutions that provide full-time classes on parenting and their demand is
increasing. Distance from other senior members of the family is the main reason so many parents turn
to such institutions.

However, being a parent is a natural and a wonderful experience which doesn’t require any training. As
soon as a couple enters the phase of parenting, the ability to raise their child is naturally born in them.
It’s just the confidence that is required and rest is attained gradually. Parenting needs are not same for
all and thus a predefined course is insufficient for many couples.

To conclude, the parenting ability is naturally inbuilt in every individual and one has to just figure that
out in order to raise their child and this has to attain through expertise. not from theoretical courses.

[Authtored by - Kanika]