People in many countries are spending less time with their family. What are the reasons and effects of this?

It is widely acknowledged that quality family

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is on the decline for many households over the world in recent decades.

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tendency is attributable to a number of driving forces, and it is having an adverse bearing on human life. There is a myriad of underlying reasons for

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trend. Evidence among all contributing factors is workaholism, either voluntary or self - induced which makes it hopeless for adults to spend quality

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with their offsprings. It is increasingly common that in

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day and age employees are obligated to undertake an extended hour of work, take night, overwork and return home very late at night.

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, the absence of family

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seems to be inevitable. More importantly, because of the prevalence of technological devices

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as computers, and tablets which manipulate youngsters’

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day and age teenagers are overly addicted to these high-end gadgets and isolated from their families. Most young people,

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, would prefer to spend

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texting with their friends rather than engage in conversation with their parents. I would contend that reduced family

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has a host of repercussions for not only parents but

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children as a whole. Regarding the former, lack of parental participation could trigger some psychological diseases to kids

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as mood swings, a weakened sense of self, emotional distress, and violence and crime.

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, when parents spend more

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working and less

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for their family, they inadvertently leave their kids more vulnerable to harmful influences from bad friends and media consumption. With respect to the latter, increasingly less family

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together unintentionally separates people apart from each other, in the long run,

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could result in a divorce and conflict among family members. In conclusion, packed work schedules and heavy use of state-of-the-art gadgets are to blame for the deterioration of family relationships. I believe that

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situation has a variety of undesirable implications for both youngsters and spouses.