An increasing number of contemporary families consist of parents who are both working, which leads to them spending very little time with their children. The prominent reasons for a rise in such a culture can be attributed to the advent of globalization and an increased cost of living.
As the global economies are shrinking, a need for additional workforce has arisen. In other words, companies nowadays are hiring people for various skill-sets irrespective of gender. This has caused both, men and women, finding ample work opportunities and thus, helping them in supporting their families. However, with the high pay-scale comes the extreme pressure situations at the workplace which leads to families spending significantly less amount of time with their children.
Secondly, due to various internal and external economic factors, the inflation has continuously been on an upward graph. Couple this with limitation of available resources and we will find that the lifestyle cost has been rising steadily. In such a scenario, it becomes quite essential that both the partners to work so that a decent sum can be saved when they plan retirement.
However, with many households now consisting of working couples, children of such families are spending the majority of their time at schools and then at the day-care facilities. This can really cause them to alienate with their parents. Secondly, it has also been found to be a cause of depression among many young children whose parents find it hard to take time out of their hectic schedules and have a conversation with them. Thirdly, increased work pressure and deadlines has led to severe stress in many grown-ups.
To conclude, while being a working parent is becoming a norm in many families and cannot be avoided in many circumstances, it is causing many children to distance themselves from their parents and vice-versa.
An increasing number of contemporary
families
consist of
parents
who are both working, which leads to them spending
very
little
time
with their
children
. The prominent reasons for a rise in such a culture can
be attributed
to the advent of globalization and an increased cost of living.
As the global economies are shrinking, a need for additional workforce has arisen.
In other words
,
companies
nowadays are hiring
people
for various
skill
-sets irrespective of gender. This has caused both,
men
and women, finding ample work opportunities and
thus
, helping them in supporting their
families
.
However
, with the high pay-scale
comes
the extreme pressure situations at the workplace which leads to
families
spending
significantly
less amount of
time
with their children.
Secondly
, due to various internal and external economic factors, the inflation has
continuously
been on an upward graph. Couple this with limitation of available
resources and
we will find that the lifestyle cost has been rising
steadily
. In such a scenario, it becomes quite essential that both the partners to work
so
that a decent sum can
be saved
when they plan retirement.
However
, with
many
households
now
consisting of working couples,
children
of such
families
are spending the majority of their
time
at schools and then at the day-care facilities. This can
really
cause them to alienate with their
parents
.
Secondly
, it has
also
been found
to be a cause of depression among
many
young
children
whose
parents
find it
hard
to take
time
out of their hectic schedules and have a conversation with them.
Thirdly
, increased work pressure and deadlines has led to severe
stress
in
many
grown-ups.
To conclude
, while being a working
parent
is becoming a norm in
many
families
and cannot
be avoided
in
many
circumstances, it is causing
many
children
to distance themselves from their
parents
and vice-versa.