Some people hold that children do not get as much attention from their parents as children did in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

The argument that
parents
no longer give adequate attention to their offsprings when contrasted with old times is agreeable. Work-life balance and social media strongly contribute to
this
.
This
essay will discuss them both, and
also
encourage
parents
to create more family
time
. Due to hectic working hours imposed on employees by some organizations,
parents
are not afforded so much free
time
.
For instance
, modern-day companies in a bid to outshine the competition, make workers, some of whom are
parents
stay at the office for long hours,
this
leads to tiredness when they get home.
Hence
, they are not able to play or even have meaningful conversations with their family. The internet
also
causes adults to digress from taking care of kids under their custody.
Furthermore
, a good amount of
time
is dedicated by
parents
to social media apps
such
as Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp. On these platforms, they like pictures, comment on posts and engage in irrelevant topics,
this
causes them to neglect their social responsibility which is bonding with their
children
.
Consequently
,
this
leads to the
children
partaking in activities that are harmful to their health.
For example
, in Nigeria The Drug Enforcement Agency reports that a great ratio of drug abusers are minors,
this
could
however
be averted if they were advised by their guardians.
Parents
however
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have a role to play which is creating a balance between work and personal life.
This
can be done by arranging family games. To conclude,
family
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is an important aspect of life. As
such
people who have
children
should carve out
time
to discuss and play with them.
In addition
, less
time
should be dedicated to trivial things on the internet,
this
will
further
spur up interest to engage with these
children
.
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