With divorce rates and family breakdowns increasing globally, it is generally accepted that families today are not as close as they used to be. Discuss the causes of this problem and offer some possible solutions to it.

In our modern-day society, the heated debate over how to keep the family tie
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has become a common sight when there is a growing increase in the fractions of divorce and family breakdowns from all corners of the world. There are,
however
, both pros and cons to deciding to do
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essay will shed light on
technology
addiction as the underlying reason leading to the rise in
this
burgeoning issue,
then
put forth some proper solutions to overcome, followed by a reasonable conclusion. In the
first
place, it is, admittedly, contended that the development of
technology
, to some extent, has posed a threat to
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family life. What I mean by
this
is that the more advances of
technology
are made, the less
time
family members spend communicating with one another in the
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way. They tend to participate in the social network, namely Facebook,
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, Instagram… in leisure
time
rather than get together to have a word with every member of
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amily. As an inexorable consequence of the invasive trend to become a technophile, they do not spend sufficient
time
fostering their family, beloved ones
such
as the children or partner.
This
contributes to the vast majority of bitter conflicts between family members, making the invisible distance in the family gradually lengthened, and
then
leading to the results as divorces or the breakdowns of family. In order to sort out the problem, it is, undoubtedly, believed that people should address the root cause -
technology
addiction. Concretely, the
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eyes glued on the screens of
technology
devices, namely computers,
smart phones
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or video games is the subject to certain restrictions.
That is
to say, family members had better spend free
time
either taking part in outdoor activities together or having a just 10-minute talk with everyone in families per day to make the family relationship closer. As an apparent result, the gap between family members
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, triggering the fact that the risk of family breakdowns is likely wiped out. By the way of conclusion, being addicted to
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technology
has become a serious problem due to its harm on the family relationship and the solution is to put the
time
using
technology
under the control. I am of the opinion that the negative sides of
technology
addiction need more educating to everyone, especially newlywed couples.
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