10代の若者／teenagers
重要な決断／important decision
自分で／for oneself
成長／maturing
〜に対して責任を負う／take responsibility for
I
think that teenagers should be encouraged to make certain
important decisions themselves. There are several reasons
for this. Firstly, some of these decisions are things
which are going to affect mainly their own lives and
so they should decide for themselves what is best.
For example, an important decision such as what job
to do in the future is best taken by the person who
is going to have to do the job for the next 40 years.
I believe that parents should offer advice but leave
the decision to the teenager in this case. In addition,
the decision-taking itself is good for the teenager
and part of the process of maturing. If parents make
these decisions then teenagers will never grow up and
take responsibility for themselves. These are the main
reasons why I believe that teenagers should generally
make important decisions themselves. (145 words)
