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Thanks to industrialization, the number of extended family decreases. Because we rarely find extended family, we are inclined to overlook the importance of big family. However, in my opinion, big family are still important today because grand parents help to raise children and children in extended family learn good etiquette.
To begin with, grandparents give big help to rear children. As time goes by, women have many opportunity to get their jobs and so as mothers. Because mothers go to work, many children leave alone in home or are left in kindergarten. However, in big family, grandparents can take role of parents not sending their children to preschool. From my experiences, when I was young, my father and mother work at the same time. So I was raised by grandparents. If grandparents have not raised up me, I would be left in home with my little sister, eating junk food and playing with computer or watching television.
On top of that, children can learn diverse etiquette in extended family. Big family include many relatives. Through relation with other relatives, children get etiquette. Especially, as children are taken care by grandparents, children can learn manners toward old people or etiquette in various situations. From my experiences, when I was freshman in university, I went to formal event with old professors. Other people found it hard to interact with old people. However, I had comfortable time with professors because I had talked with my grandparents many times.
To sum up, extended family help to rear young children and help to teach children etiquette. In this regard, extended family are still important. |