Fewer and fewer children are willing to look after their parents as they get older these days. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

youths are ready to take care of their

than before. While a group support it to spend more time concentrating on their jobs, others including me, disapprove and fear the emotional pain on the whole family. I believe

trend has more drawbacks than benefits.

On one hand, not looking after

has minor advantages. Some youths choose not to be caregivers for their

because they find

responsibility as an overwhelming obligation they can not endure.

, a significant number of youths prefer to hire professional help to take care of their

or put them in senior houses.

, they have time to focus on their career, while the

are getting a professional level of help. To illustrate, new nursing houses are opening recently offering multiple facilities to entertain the senior guests all day long.

type of houses is becoming so popular because of its positive effects they have on the morality of guests.

, there are serious disadvantages of not taking care of

.

, the

feel abandoned by their children, which in return makes them depressed. A

disadvantage is that children lose their connections with their family;

, they live a life with no emotional support.

, both

and children suffer emotionally.

, the

generation deprives themselves

the rich experience the older generation transmits to them. A clear example is some family businesses that close their doors after the death of their founders, and

because the heirs did not carry the knowledge and wisdom of their

.

To conclude, in my opinion, the disadvantages of not looking after the

outweigh the advantages.

because saving time for career improvement should not be used as an argument to neglect the

.

, both parties are negatively affected by the trend.