Strength of Family

Family Strength

It seems today that when we take a brief glance at America’s families, it appears that we are losing our values and families are falling apart. But, if one takes a closer look and disregards society’s stereotypes and the media’s untruths, one will find that families are stronger than ever. There are many reasons that one could argue a family’s strength when viewed with the past comparison in mind. For example, the average family size has decreased, allowing for stronger ties among individuals of the family, technology also aids in keeping a family close with easier communication, and children live at home longer than in the past to prepare for their own futures, keeping the household together, longer. These are just a few of the many aspects.
Today, families are much smaller than they have been in the past, with the average household consisting of a mother, father, and two or three children, as opposed to when families were self-sustaining and ...