help prepare
help to prepare
It is therefore recommended that parents discuss with their children about real life problems to help prepare them for a more independent but responsible life later on.( A sentence extracted from an essay)
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It is therefore recommended that parents discuss with their children about real life problems to help to prepare them for a more independent but responsible life later on.
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We prefer "help" to "help to".
For "make" and "let", you CANNOT use "to".
"I make him eat" NOT "I make him to eat"
"I let him eat" NOT "I let him to eat"
For "help", it is acceptable to use "to", but it sounds better not to.
"I help him eat" SOUNDS BETTER THAN "I help him to eat".
Personally, I have a much bigger problem with your example sentence. American English speakers never use "discuss about". We would say "...discuss real-life problems with their children to help prepare them..."
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Both are correct.
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