Bad Influence
By: Mike • Essay • 348 Words • May 26, 2010 • 1,746 Views
Bad Influence
If a child asks their parent to go to another child's house, but their parent thinks he/she is a bad influence for their child, the parent should let their child go. Firstly, one child who is a bad influence can be good influence for another child. In contrast, without bad influences, children cannot decipher what is right or wrong. For example, if we did not have bad influences in this un-utopian world, children would do what ever they want and not realize what they are doing is wrong; because the parents would not have an example of what is wrong about what their child has done. Parents should trust their children to do the right thing and learn from a bad influence. Without wrong, we would not know right. Secondly, a child should have their parents trust. Without their parents trust, their child can not do what they want to do. Therefore, their child will make the right choices and give their parents reasons to trust him/her, so he/she can do what he/she wants to do. Children should have the freedom to do what they want to do, to an extent, so they can grow. Lastly, by giving a child their own freedom, it reserves them the right to gain