Modern lifestyles mean that many parents have little time for their children. Many children suffer because they do not get as much attention from their parents as children did in the past. Do you agree or disagree?

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Modern economy
require
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requires
many people to work for many hours. As a consequence, children spend less
time
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with their parents, a fact that, by some people, lead to depression and
anxiaty
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
anxiety
among children.
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, to some extent, spending less
time
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with our children may have
negative affect
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a negative effect
negative effect
on their education, I do not fully agree with the above statement. The presence of parents in a
child
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's life is invaluable, and have
major affect
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a major effect
major effect
major effects
on his mental maturity. When a
child
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is in the presence of his loving parents, he
grow
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grows
up in a warm and welcoming
environment
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, which accept him even when he makes mistakes or react
improparly
in an improper way
improperly
. Through the use of positive feedback,
such
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as saying a good and loving word, or through physical contact like
kissess
touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
kisses
and hugs, the
child
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learn how to respond properly, and increase his confidence.
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, when a
child
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is not exposed to
this
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environment
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, due to lack of parental support, he looses the ability to learn through positive feedback, and as a consequence, become anxious and afraid. Despite the above mentioned, I do not think that modern lifestyle leads to substantial suffering among children. The main reason for that, in my opinion, is because if parents spend their remaining free
time
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focoused
being in focus or brought into focus
focused
on their children, rather than other things, like television or reading the news, they will be
abe
(usually followed by 'to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
able
to compensate the lost
time
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.
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, if a parent
take
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takes
his son playing basketball in the afternoon, and talk to him for an hour about
he's
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his
daily activities and interactions, the
child
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will receive the positive
environment
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he needed, even though
he's
male possessive pronoun
his
father worked until six in the afternoon. To conclude, changing times require parents to work for longer hours, a fact that
have
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has
an
affect
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
effect
on the
child
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's
environment
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. Despite that, I do not feel it leads to increased suffering among children. If parent's will spend their remaining
time
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focoused
being in focus or brought into focus
focused
on their
child
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, he will receive the safe
environment
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to grow into the man he should be.
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