It is believed that nowadays many families get together to eat meals less than in the past. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the some reasons and give my opinion about impacts of this tendency.
There are several reasons for this situation. Nowadays many teenagers tend to eat outside and prefer fast food more than home-cooked food. In other words, there are more junk food restaurants than it used to be before, therefore eating outside is more available for young generation. For example, youngsters are likely to hang out with their friends and eat at fast food restaurants. Moreover many parents are often overloaded at work and come home late. They are often exhausted and they do not have enough time to cook.
Due to the these reasons many families get together to have dinners less than they used to have before. This tendency might lead to the lost of close relationships within family. It means that parents do not pay attention to their children and do not have conversations during family dinners. In addition to this, teenagers will probably suffer from obessity, if they have unhealthy diet. It is considered that, fast food is much more harmful than home-cooked food. Threfore, eating outside can lead to some health problems.
In conclusion, the tradition of families getting together to eat meals is disappearing, due to teenagers’ eating out habit and busy work schedule of parents. It has consequences, such as the lost of close relationships within family and potential health problems.