In recent years, many countries which young people are spending less time with their families and more time with their friends. This is mainly because they follow new lifestyle. In my opinion, this is can be negative development, I think it should be balanced.
One major why adolescents spend more time with their friends is because they feel free. They do not need to maintain their attitude, they tend to be themselves without caring the rules or traditional values which are applied in families. In this situation they can express and share their thougths, experiences, opinions with more comfortable. In addition, nowadays old people tend to be busy with their work so they sometimes do not pay attention to their children. Moreover, the younger generations spend more time in school, extracurricular activities and social media. Undoubtedly, they have more opportunities to interact with their friends rather than with their family. The impact, their behaviours influenced by their friend’s opinion and lifestyle.
I think it also has positive side which will make younger people adapts more easily, but in another hand, I believe it will more give negative sides. Generally, parents will guide their children to have moral values and provide emotional support which friends not able to give. In addition, bad influences can come from the environment, this is also a concern for parents to take care their children. However, to develop good characters start from the family and to have good relationship with family both of children and parents should take their roles.
In conclusion, many young people spend more time with their friends because they are seeking independence and follow the social lifestyle, while parents busy of their work. In my opinion, the role of family is very important for young generation which help them to take right decisions and guide them in the positive ways.