IELTS WRITING TASK 2 - DIRECT ESSAY - JAYANTH NALLA
Many people believe that women make better parents than men and that this is why they have a greater role in raising children in most societies. Others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting.
Write an essay expressing your point of view.
The view
that women are better parents than men has shown itself to be true throughout history.
This is not to say that men are not of importance in child-rearing indeed,
they are most necessary if children are to appreciate fully the roles of both
sexes. But women have proven themselves, superior parents, as a result of their
conditioning, their less aggressive natures, and their generally better
communication skills.
From the
time they are little girls, females learn about nurturing. First with dolls and
later perhaps with younger brothers and sisters, girls are given the role of
caretakers. Girls see their mothers in the same roles and so it is natural that
they identify this as a female activity. Boys, in contrast, learn competitive
roles far removed from what it means to nurture. While boys may dream of
adventures, girls' conditioning means they tend to see the future in terms of
raising families.
Girls also appear to be less aggressive than
boys. In adulthood, it is men, not women, who prove to be the aggressors in
crime and in war. Obviously, in raising children, a more patient, gentle manner
is preferable to a more aggressive one. Although there certainly exist gentlemen and aggressive women, by and large, females are less likely to resort to
violence in attempting to solve problems.
Finally,
women tend to be better communicators than men. This is shown in intelligence tests,
where females, on average, do better in verbal communication than males. Of course,
communication is of utmost importance in rearing children, as children tend to learn
from and adapt to the communication styles of their parents. Thus, while it is all
very well to suggest a greater role for men in raising children, let us not forget
that women are generally better suited to the parenting role.
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