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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?

#families
From the first day of birth
people
’s lives start with meeting with relatives. We can’t even understand what is happening around us, but we are able to feel comfort and love from a family with their activity. Some scientists explain
this
 as hormonal reactions and others as natural feelings between relatives.
However
, after having a close relationship with our families, we start to explore
this
 world just by ourselves.
Firstly
, children come to kindergarten, study at school and
as a result
 meet their peers and other
people
. So, the comfort zone changes with new experiences and new feelings. The first cause of non-close relationships with families might be the essential desire of having independence. It is an ordinary situation in kindergarten or in primary school when your mother or dad help with simple things like preparing clothes, putting the right books in the bag and making some food for lunch,
whereas
 in secondary or high school, you should be able to do
this
 without parent’s help or with minor help. These conditions can be created by friends, who already do a lot of important thighs without help. In that case, many children start thinking the other way, and when they realize that independence really exists they don’t need that deep connection with family anymore. The second cause of distant relationships with families is the era of digital life.
For example
, we don't need offline communication, we have the possibility to make a phone call with or without video
instead
 of wasting
time
 in traffic when we don’t live in the same place with family.
This
 situation
also
 makes
people
 a little lazy and,
as a result
, they just don’t see the necessity of extra communication with family. So,
people
 just continue to live their lives and focus on themselves.
This
 problem can be solved if
people
 start to manage their
time
 and try to find a couple of hours in a week for spending
time
 with family in advance.
Also
, they can include different activities or meetings in cafes for brunch that can help to spend
time
 together in a more interesting way, properly and with benefit for each member of the family.
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