Children will probably suffer a lot when they are young (below 12 years old) and both parents are at work. This is because they are not old enough to take care of themselves. They need their parents’ support, both mentally and physically. If parents neglect the growth of their children, it is quite possible that their children will get some bad habits from outside (eg, friends, medium), as they are not mature enough to distinguish right and wrong. And they need their parents’ consistent guidance to help them to be the best person they can be. Adolescent will suffer if they are not that self-controlled and both parents work. They can easily run wild when both parents don’t pay much attention about them. Their academic results may be adversely affected. Also, lots of problems will arise, such as skipping school, teen pregnancy and smoking. When both parents work, they may not have enough time take care of their children. And it seems that there is a gap between them and their children as they don’t have enough time to interact with their children. They may not take action in time when their children have misbehaved. And these may be reflected in poorer academic performance by the children, less attention given to their children’s health problem and higher rate of behavior problems of their children. However, if the children are well self-controlled and quite positive about the fact that both of their parents work, it seems to be a good chance for them to become more independent. Children at times will need to learn to do things on their own so it will not be a difficult task for them when they reach adulthood. As they may have already learnt lots of important skills (eg: cooking, self-sufficiency), which
Children will probably suffer a lot when they are young (below 12 years old) and both parents are at work. This is because they are not old enough to take care of themselves. They need their parents’ support, both mentally and physically. If parents neglect the growth of their children, it is quite possible that their children will get some bad habits from outside (eg, friends, medium), as they are not mature enough to distinguish right and wrong. And they need their parents’ consistent guidance to help them to be the best person they can be. Adolescent will suffer if they are not that self-controlled and both parents work. They can easily run wild when both parents don’t pay much attention about them. Their academic results may be adversely affected. Also, lots of problems will arise, such as skipping school, teen pregnancy and smoking. When both parents work, they may not have enough time take care of their children. And it seems that there is a gap between them and their children as they don’t have enough time to interact with their children. They may not take action in time when their children have misbehaved. And these may be reflected in poorer academic performance by the children, less attention given to their children’s health problem and higher rate of behavior problems of their children. However, if the children are well self-controlled and quite positive about the fact that both of their parents work, it seems to be a good chance for them to become more independent. Children at times will need to learn to do things on their own so it will not be a difficult task for them when they reach adulthood. As they may have already learnt lots of important skills (eg: cooking, self-sufficiency), which