Families in the past

In the past people had big families. Only the father had a job, the mother did the housework and raised the children at home. The father was the breadwinner and made the decisions. The mother was the housewife, but it was not an easy thing. The children had to obey their parents and had to respect older people. People had a lot of children. Different generations lived together. The grandparents were also role models for the children. The older children helped the mother and their brothers and sisters. After school, children went home and spent time with their families. There was no television, so children played together in the evening. A few decades ago, people spent more time together than today. In the past marriage and family was very important. Couples had to get married. Divorce was also rare. There were traditional roles in the family.


Families today

Today people have small families. Both the father and the mother work because they need to earn money. Parents discuss their problems and make the decisions together. Today’s children are very self-confident and sometimes even cheeky. Grandparents live in separate houses and often feel lonely. Parents are often tired because they need to work overtime. When school finishes, children go to extra classes instead of playing with each other. Family members often meet each other only at dinner time in the evening. Then they just watch TV, because they are tired. Today marriage and family seem to be less important. Lot of people co-habit instead of getting married, but this does not mean they do not love each other. Divorce is more and more common, but many people remarry. But there are many single-parent families (one-parent families) nowadays. Raising children alone is hard, but one parent can also give much affection to children.



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