In some countries, many people continue to live with or very near their parents even when they are married and have their own children. Does this situation have more advantages or more disadvantages?

The tradition of living with parents even after post-marriage years is relatively common in some of the Asian countries,

such

as India and China.

Although

living under

such

an arrangement might hinders couple privacy, there are other advantages which are so immense that they easily supersede any of the shortcomings of the joint-family culture. One of the most significant advantages of living along with parents is that they provide an excellent

supervision

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supervised

opportunity

to

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for

grandchildren. If both guardians are working

fulltime

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full time

, they can leave their infants under the custody of their grandparents.

For instance

, during my childhood

period both

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period, both

of parents were working professionals and they used to come home late in the evening, I had spent most of my after-school-hours with my grandfather. Another factor to consider is that while living with elderly parents, adults could look

after of their physical

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after their physical

and mental health.

This

is

also

a social and cultural norm in some countries to take care of parent’s health by staying with them, rather than admitting them to

old

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an old

-homes.

Thus

,

such

an approach

is not only safeguard

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is not only safeguarding

has not only safeguarded

country’s tradition

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the country’s tradition

country’s traditions

and culture, but

also provide

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also provides

an ideal opportunity to elders to stay close with their loved ones, especially in the later years of their lives. Contrarily, living in a big family may offer some challenges in term of lack of privacy.

That is

to say, by living in a single house with full of people, husband and wife may not be able to share their private moments expressively.

However

,

this

problem can be mitigated if the house provided is large enough and it can be divided into separate sections. In

this

way, everyone can live freely without being interfered by others. By and large, in certain parts of the world married adults, even with their children, choose to live with their parents. While

this

approach may not be able to offer full privacy

to

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in

their personal lives, other advantages,

such

as

children

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child

supervision and taking take of parent’s health, clearly offer more benefits than drawbacks.