Are parents best teachers? People say that the human life is a quest for knowledge All our life, we are learning from the world around us And among those who teach us the lessons of life, parents are the most important and the best ones Our parents are the most important persons when we talk about our childhood, the time of our life when we are completely unable to fend for ourselves During childhood we are completely dependent on our parents And it is them who teach us to walk, talk and to communicate The parents fill the child`s mind with ideas that he needs during his development which are vital to his survival in the outer world During adolescence the role of parents in our learning is not diminished They are still there to guide us during difficult times They provide us with valuable advices and always keep an eye on us if we should get into any trouble at this vulnerable age They warn us if we get into bad habits and bad company and provide us essential support required to establish ourselves Although it cannot be denied that parents are the best teachers, we cannot state that they are the overall teachers They can only provide us with a single view of the world and for our overall development, we must consult other persons like our teachers and friends Further, the parents often tend to be partial and lenient towards their children and thus may unknowingly hinder the development of their child Thus it is good to take advices from others too Therefore in my opinion parents are the best teachers we can have however we must also consult others for advices and not depend solely upon our parents