It is often said that children benefit from boarding schools. However, this issue is not entirely straigtforward, and arguments are made agains this view. This essay will discuss a debate, and give a concluding view. On the one hand, those who support boarding schools point out benefits it gives to a child. For example, boarding schools facilitate a child's independence from parents and prepares a child for an adult life. In addition, it lessens the parent's burden of growing a child, because all aspects of child's life are handled by school, including education, nutrition, extracurricular activities and supervision. Finally if a child doesn't have anyone who could care for them reguraly during the term, child can still get the needed education and social capital in a boarding school. By contrast, opponents of the view express doubts, by reffering to following arguments. First of all, child's isolation from parents may lead to a lot of anxiety and poor psychological health, especially for the younger ones or for people with special needs. Next, for example, if youngsters are interested in acting, of chess or any other activity that is not being taught at school, it is very inconvinient for the parents to get them to that club every other day. It may also be hard to pay for a boarding school, especially in less affluent countries, as it is usually more expensive that the standard one, because of accomodation, food and constant supervision. Overall, it seems advisable that the decision to put a child into a boarding school will take into an account child's needs and family circumstances. It is logical to conclude that this would make boarding schools an excellent option for everyone involved.