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

familial obligations have long been a topic of numerous debates, particularly in contemporary societies. In

this

regard, many

people

claim that, nowadays, interaction between family

members

is declining substantially. Obviously, there are many factors behind

this

and certain consequences could happen because of

this

unpleasant trend.

To begin

with, one of the main reasons why

people

spend less time with each other in the family, lies in the fact that technological innovations have changed the way

people

live and spend their free time. In the past, because of limited recreational possibilities, even in big cities,

people

had to pursue their leisure time with their families in the home environment,

whereas

,

in contrast

, these days,

people

, especially youngsters, are more tech-savvy and prefer to indulge themselves in modern phenomenons like social media platforms and other applications on their smartphones.

Accordingly

, they have been cut off from their immediate surroundings in their house.

Moreover

, because of the fast-paced transformation of individuals' lifestyles

as well as

their attitudes, the differences in perspective on life among

members

of one family have been increasing in recent years.

For example

, in an ordinary family,

while

parents enjoy attending family parties,

children

are more inclined toward acting like their close friends which is nothing but pushing themselves to the limits and pursuing adventure or doing extreme sports.

However

, the weakening of family bonds could bring detrimental impacts. The most fundamental could be that family

members

will lose the unwavering support they always had in the previous generations.

Consequently

, they cannot turn to each other in times of difficulty in order to get either emotional or financial support, as the sense of belonging to one family is abandoned these days.

For example

, in the UK,

children

rarely receive financial assistance from their parents after the age of 18, which is essential for establishing a new life. Apart from that, the rate of divorce and loss of relationships is growing noticeably

due to

the lack of enough heart-to-heart chat between family

members

to heal the rifts.

For

this

reason, small conflicts between siblings,

for instance

, could become critical simply

due to

inconsistent family ties.

This

is undesirable for the simple reason if

children

fail to satisfy their emotional needs the family will have to face mental breakdowns

such

as isolation and depression throughout their entire life.

To sum up

, it is obvious that big breakthroughs in technology in conjunction with various attitudes have resulted in lower interaction between

people

in a family in recent years.

This

inevitable trend is undesirable since not only

children

will suffer from the absence of unwavering support from their parents, but

also

they could suffer from mental problems in the future.