It is
quite common for both parents in a family to work. Sometimes this is because
they need two salaries to survive whereas at other times it is their choice.
What problems do you see in this situation? How does this affect the children
and family life?
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| IELTS ESSAY Working Parents |
Nowadays, a radical transformation in family
settings is being observed where both the spouses take up employment: some out
of interest, and others out of compulsion. However, this does have its own
pitfalls, sometimes with severe implications for family, as well as the
children.
When both, the father and the mother are
employed, they are overwhelmed by their professional obligations that leaves
them with little to time to devote to their families and personal realms. Such
a situation has a potential to create communication gaps among the family
members since the critical interaction goes missing; it is superseded by
official work and duties. This makes spouses become oblivious of aspirations
and expectations of each other, often turning things sour, and the biggest
victims of such disturbances are the sons and daughters.
Moreover, this change is fuelling clashes
among married partners: there is always an agreeable tension between the two, as both consider their
professional goals to be more critical, and hence wish to given due priority
over the other. Besides this, fulfilling family obligation also draws a lot of
disagreement among the two, which can sometimes turn bitter. Thus, leading to
an unease in the environment of home and family.
Such a situation hits growing ones worst;
their mental growth is adversely impacted. Due to continuing tussle between
their mothers and fathers, young ones start feeling insecure, and often grow up as nervous adults, who have
problems forging relationships and effectively interacting with others. In many
cases, children – if they remain unconcerned – in such family settings, tend to
grow up as apathetical individuals.
To conclude, it can be said that even though
there are certain drawbacks that the phenomena of both spouses bring in, these
can be overcome by a better planning and sharing of responsibilities of family
and household chores.
