TASK1 PROS AND CONS OF TWO WORKING PARENTS

The issue of two working parents is to help the family to earn more money to achieve financial stability. Many house wives in Singapore have left the job of a stay at home mother to go out to society and join the workforce to help the sole bread winner so he does not have to work too hard . However with two working parents it will affect the child mentally and physically in a negative and positive way.

In the negative way, the child's academic and behavior will deteriorate. The child will also feel unloved by their parents due to lack of
attention from their parents this can take a toll on the child mental health. All children would crave for the parents attention.

60 percent of working parents come home exhausted after a long day of work and neglects their child. In the long run, there would be lack of communication between the child and parent. This would easily spark a cold war. Many youngsters in Singapore are easily influenced they might get into the wrong company. They would join gangs to get attention and to have someone to care for them like a family. In the worse scenario , they will do crimes and this will destroy the child future due to no proper moral education.

On the other hand, it may also have a positive influence on the child. The child will be more self-reliant as without someone to help the child at home the child will have the initiative to do things themselves.40 percent of children in Singapore with two working parents cannot complete simple tasks .The parent will be able to satisfy the child needs and wants. Due to the present technological advancement, many youngsters want to have the latest gadgets to not be left out by among their social circles.

The family will also have financial stability especially in the current recession. In case one of the parents is retrenched, there is another person to support the family to share the burden. During the recession many families have gone bankrupt as everything is expensive. The parents might borrow money from loan sharks that have high interest. This might further increase the burden of the family.

In conclusion, with two working parents the family will have financial stability; the child will be more independent. On the other hand, the child will feel left out making them join street gangs and their academic will deteriorate .Whereas parents should think of advantages and disadvantages before joining the work force.