The tradition of families getting together to eat meals is disappearing. What are the reasons? What are the impacts?

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In today’s interconnected society, it is
prevailing
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proposition that the tradition of families getting together to eat
meals
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significant
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fall,
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of considerable circumstances.
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reasons
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phenomenon and its effects
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people’s
life
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. There are several reasons, which influence
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the decrease
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of family
meals
.
Firstly
it is
volatility
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the volatility
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of
routines
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the routines
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of family members. Some members work till the night,
whereas
young members
such
as students or scholars
came
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home early,
hence
they do not have enough
time
to eat together.
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nowadays most
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teenagers and students prefer fast-food
meal
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meals
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, which
is
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more suitable and accessible and have better taste. A
further
reason
is that people are more entertained on their smartphones using social media. They prefer to spend their leisure
time
in
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these apps,
instead
of
have
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conversations with their family.
For
instance
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instead
of having dinner at the table with family, teenagers prefer to play computer games with their friends. These reasons may seriously affect children’s social
life
and mental health. Children grow up in a chaotic environment where their parents do not have
conversation
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conversations
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about their lives and future plans and give some advice. Another
reason
, by eating out too much, people can have some health problems.
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decrease
of
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family
meals
can negatively influence family bonds. As an example nowadays some children have socialising issues, since they spend less
time
with their family. In conclusion, the
reason
families are not eating together anymore is because they are addicted to their advice
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and do
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not have enough
time
for it. These factors have a huge impact, especially on children’s social
life
and health,
that is
the
reason
why family
meals
have
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a significant
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role in people’s
life
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lives
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.
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