Band 6+: Nowadays in many countries more and more people are spending their time away from their families. Why is this? What are the effects on themselves and on their families?

In modern society, many people tend to spend less time with their family members. This development could be caused by several factors and have negative effects on both the individual and their family.

To begin with, young people spending less time for their families could have many cause. The first reason is because of generation gap, when one generation could have different views and opinions from the older generation. This make people in the family become less understanding or have less sympathy for each other. For this reason, many people feel awkward hanging out or being around with their family. Another reason is that with the pace of modern society, people nowadays are often busy chasing success and wealth. They usually stay at the company until late night completing their works or having a meal with their client. Because of this, people do not have time for their loved ones. For example, many office workers in Viet Nam often work 8 to 10 hours a day, not to mention the overtime working they have to do to get the work done on time. Those people usually come back home late and do not have enough time to be around with their mom, dad or their child.

The lack of time people choose to spend with their loved ones could have deleterious effects on both the individual and their family. Firstly, people who are not close to their family tend to be more stressed. Due to not having time with their loved ones, they usually do not have enough emotional support they needed. So that, they easily get stuck in negative feelings such as sadness and anger. In some case, this situation even lead to depression. Secondly, if one person does not participate enough in family’s activities, it will weaken the bond between family members as quality time are the key to hold the family together. For instance, children growing up in a silent household where their parent do not spend much time to take care of them tend to be more lonely and suffer with stress. Consequently, when those children become adults, they would not have the need to connect with their parent anymore and even cut off with their family.

In conclusion, there are a number of reasons why people nowadays do not spend much time with their family anymore. Furthermore, this situation have adverse impacts on the individual and their family.