Do you support nuclear family ?

Hi Rajib! Indeed going beserk is the right definition. I feel it is the fault of parents and the media. The parents are nowadays both involved outside the home and there is so little quality time with their offsprings. The television is more and more present in the lives of children and they are aware of so much too early on in their lives. Without the parents guiding them to understand what is right and what is wrong, their heros become negative models and actions. They get the wrong idea of society. They see too much violence and very little respect and the end result is what we see now. I can't bear to think what their children's world will be like!

I don't quite understand what you mean by joint families but in my country we have many divorced people with children that marry and they become one family. The nuclear family here is slowly dissolving. We have many, many single parents that have never been married and a lot of couples that live together for years and have children without ever marrying. We don't have many families, actually, because mom and dad both work in the majority of households and the children are raised by daycare and babysitters and see their parents an hour or so per day. Very sad.

I am not sure on what "joint families" are. I am thinking that it is because we are from very different cultures.

I support family both the nuclear family and the joint families. I think its wonderful to have a mother and father caring for their children, however if it makes more sense for you to include extended family in your household, that is great too. I would totally love it if my parents or my husbands parents wanted to live with us. Of course we would need a bigger house. I think it would be nice for them to participate more in the lives of my children.

Hi Rajib...I have lived all my life in a nuclear family so I have never experienced the joint family except for a short period where I lived with inlaws which didnt work the greatest. I think there are many advantages to the joint family though. CHildren would thrive much better with love from different family members from parents to grandparents. Perhaps there would be more understanding of the older generation by the younger generation if these families existed still. Working together as a family would lighten the load in many ways. Financially, everyone could pitch in that was able and make a home more affordable. Sharing of the work would allow more time for leisure. Perhaps there would be a family member available to help out with child care so the children dont need to me sent to a day care when the parents go off to work, where they will pick up every germ going and learn at an early age, how NOT to behave. One would never be lonely. We could all learn from one another. Often in this day and age of nuclear families, the parents dont have the time to teach skills necessary for independence so children leave the home, quite unprepared for whats out there. Since there is strength in numbers, Im sure a joint family would promote a strong family.

Nuclear family concept is good provided both the husband and wife have good understanding between themselves and they know what they are doing in their life i.e., how they are raising their children, how they are improving their finances, etc. But in today's world, it is not possible to stick to a singular concept like nuclear family. I vote for joint nuclear families where all the related families live together but separately in their own places. This way, every family gets emotional and physical support in times of need from other family members and at the same time they can reap nuclear family benefits also.

Well a nuclear family with grandparents is something more ideal as small children learn a lot from elders. Nowadays when husband and wife are working it is only grandparents which provide and teach cultural values otherwise there are every chance of children going beserk.

I like the joint family rather than the nuclear family. Most times, it depends upon person to person about the nuclear family and joint family. I went to one of my friends who lives in a joint family. His house was very big and contains around 25 rooms with different family members living together. I think there was enough privacy for everyone with lots of space in the house. I also liked the idea of big dinning room where all sit together and eating together. I think most of the people now a days prefer nuclear family. The good thing about the joint families is that most of the elder family members will be take care by the younger generation. Also, I think there will be happiness and security in joint families.

You are right in your perspective but with changing times nuclear families are more popular.The reason being is less tolerance,egos and impatience among the people.people have become self centered and they just think for themselves.Now the children do not really think about their parents that how they will manage without them but as soon as they are financially independent and have families of their own,will move out leaving their parents behind. I live in a joint family with my in-laws and as me and my husband are both working so my child stays with them,so i am not bothered about his safety and security.We manage our expenses ourselves and does not take even single penny from them.So we have set a system and under this set up everybody is happy with usual ups and downs in life.

Throughout all of recorded history, societies that did best not only valued life-long devotional monogomy, but viewed children as a treasure and the elderly as wise. The nuclear family were the valued norm and any other situations were seen as deficient and in need of a loving neighbor's help. Societies that thrive, not only have solid nuclear families, but actively practice charity and generosity.... helping to lift up those who require assistance and not allowing it to become the job of the government.