Nowadays families are not as close as they used to be. What do you think are the causes of this? What can be done to make families closer?

Currently, more and more family

members

are becoming estranged from each other, compared to the past. In

this

essay, I will write about the main causes of

this

phenomenon and what can be done to solve it. Gadgets and a high emphasis on study or work are some of the possible reasons why there are fewer close-knit

families

. Many

people

tend to spend their free

time

at the

computer

, rather than

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by relatives.

For example

, when my family

members

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home, they usually sit in different rooms at the

computer

and do not talk to each other.

However

, not only

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technologies affect family relationships, but

also

the relevance in obtaining education and building a career.

For instance

, children may sit for a long

time

at textbooks while their parents stay late at work. It is quite common that busy

people

do not even have the opportunity to dine with their

families

, which

also

has a negative impact. In order to solve

this

problem,

people

can reconsider their priorities and replace

computer

devices with communication with relatives. Quite often,

people

have many things to do that do not play a big role in their life and which could be done without.

Therefore

, if they exclude unnecessary activities from their daily routine, they will probably get

time

for their

families

.

Besides

, avoiding gadgets will likely contribute strengthen relationships between family

members

.

For instance

, my friend has decided to interact more with his parents and cut down on spending

time

at the

computer

.

This

led to the fact that his family became closer and much more friendly than before. In conclusion, relatives become strangers to each other for a number of reasons.

However

, there are possible solutions to return intimacy to household

members

, if they give up unnecessary tasks and spend more

time

with their

families

.