Are Extended Families A Good Thing?
Of course extended families are a good thing – grandparents have family members around them to watch over them and grandparents can be relied upon for babysitting, children learn from their grandparents, couples are able to spend some time to themselves instead of having to constantly entertain their children, everyone shares in the chores, mothers have their mothers or sisters to confide in, older people are no longer lonely because their family is always close by, families can contribute towards the costs of phone, power and accommodation, the older generation can share their knowledge of gardening, cooking, preserving etc
