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At what age should I start allowing my children to make their own decisions?

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Question added by Salma Eid , Dietitian/Nutritionist , Muscle Power Sports, Nutrition Centre
Date Posted: 2017/01/29
Fatima Abdille
by Fatima Abdille , Early Childhood Assistant , Educare Staffing Solution

I think it is important to allow your teenager to make their own decision, how else will they learn from their mistakes. However it is important to have stay as parent when it comes to their health and safety.

elhadi mehda
by elhadi mehda , معالج نفساني , في القطاع العام او الخاص

you can permit your children to make their own decisions  at the adolescence age but  you must except or post ponied some of these decisions.    

florence flores
by florence flores , Kindergarten Assistant , EMIRATES NATIONAL SCHOOL

As long as the children can decide what is really good for them with the supervision of their parents. It does not need a child to be young or older, they will always need their parents in every decision they will do.

Mohammad Talib Hussain
by Mohammad Talib Hussain , Senior Travel Counselor , Carlson Wagonlit Travels

Around the age of 14, as it is when  they are in their teens

zineb boumaza
by zineb boumaza , Teacher of English , Ali Lounici University

at the age of 7, children start to build their own understanding of their surroundings. At this stage, they should be given the right and chance to make their own decisions to develop their autonomy

Sahar Hamid
by Sahar Hamid , معالج نفسي , مركز البلسم للطب النفسي وتأهيل الأطفال ذوي الأحتياجات الخاصة

 

Since the early years of the child's age with the follow-up and parental guidance

VASILEIOS  SIDERIS
by VASILEIOS SIDERIS , Psychologist and Clinical Director , Argolida State Hospital

From birth everyone should be allowed and encouraged to practice decision making.

 

At the age of 18 and must always keep tabs

Hyacinth  Peter
by Hyacinth Peter , Executive Secretary , Justice and Peace Commission of Major Superior Leadership Conference of Pakistan

after 18 years children may get decisions 

Ahmed Omar Abd El Maguid
by Ahmed Omar Abd El Maguid , HR Manager – Sohar Factory , AATCO

I can say from their year one, starting with simple decisions, when introducing how they would take decision and why they selected that, this will build up their own character.

 

If it is possible from the earliest age, guide them if possible and allow them to take decisions for their own.

Tabrez Alam
by Tabrez Alam , Psychosocial Assessment , Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Science

I think that after 14 years age we should provide space to child that he/she can take decision but parents responsbility is that if their child take good decision they support and if their child get mistake they suggest them. It would be very good option. 

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