Rie's homework

[Introduction]

The trend of family has been changing over thirty years. It was common that mothers stay at home, not work outside because the working situations at companies were unfair for women, so most of women quitted their jobs when they got married. However, these conditions have been improved in developed countries, a large number of women having children work these days. Also, the lifestyle of children has been changed. Most of children in cities go to cram school for getting high mark at exams in some Asian countries. Respoundly, the percentage of children who have meal without parents is increasing today. It may cause children some health problems including both physical and mental problems. This essay will mention what happen to them because of eating alone from positive and negative sides, and some solutions to avoid them eating without families.


[counter arguments]

On the other hand, eating alone doesn't always cause bad effects on children. Children can be self-sufficient by preparing meal themselves. Young people who have mothers doing only housework don't tend to cook meals themselves. They are in the situation that they don't need to cook. This may continue unless they go out homes. However, children can get a way to live themselves early if their parents work out. At the same time, they have opportunities to think about their healths, and cultivate a sense of the value of money and the knowledge of food thorough going to supermarket to prepare meals.
Furthermore, it is difficult to make a time to eat with family. Companies offer women having children some welfare programs like shortening working time, but it doesn't seem to work efficiently now. To be honest, mothers doesn't have enough time to cook supper if they cut their working time. This opinion in not only because of mothers. Children who go to cram school aren't at home at supper time. They have supper which they buy at convenience stores in a break time at cram school.