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 Poll Results Do you think a Joint Family setting is better for children? 
Name: Medha Gujral Country: India Comment: In the present day urban context, the joint-family can be quite confusing for a child, as all members may not have similar values. However, it is very CONVENIENT for the parents, if they live in a joint family, as chores can be shared. In my experience, these days, more and more mothers find that their in-laws are not prepared to share the responsibilities of a child. So, in fact, a woman may have to cope with the negatives of the system, without the positives. Name: Joanna Country: India Comment: The ideal for me would be a semi-joint family... like separate homes but next door. Name: A.kanuga Country: India Comment: famlies are great to have around...but children get thier moral and spiritual guidence from home and lots of times values are different...like a grandmother may be from the old school of thought...children tend to get mixed up...and espcially when thier are mixed marriages the problem is more so...so i think parents should bring up thier children themselves...instead of 10 people doing so Name: megha Country: india Comment: when elders are around to look after infants its much more easy on the mother. Name: Sanjay Dua Country: india Comment: joint Families are important . Don't you think we are increasingly moving towards a one-child phenomenon ? Just for one's satisfaction ; one should not deprive the child of growing in a SHARED environment. Name: Sheel Ranadive Country: india Comment: I think joint family is a good idea so long as each small part of the big family is given their share of privacy. At the same time there is the feeling of security of living in a jt. fly where help is handy whenever need be. But most important is the compatibilty of all family members with each other. Name: ronnobir dasgupta Country: India Comment: i do not think it is a good idea as too many cooks spoil the broth. Name: SANJAY MALHOTRA Country: India Comment: IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT JOINT FAMILY IS A MUST. AS THIS IS A RELATIVE THING IT MAY VARY FROM FAMILY TO FAMILY. Name: Navnit Rohera Country: India Comment: No way. Children need to open up to the world and be less involved with their families. Name: swati Country: india Comment: yes definately, because they know how to share and this helps them in future to grow. Name: Koshy Thakker Country: indonesia Comment: Yes, children should learn the value of family. Name: Mustafa Ismail Country: india Comment: Maybe, it depends on each families situation. If they live in peace and get along, then yes joint families are good, if they cannot live in peace, they are better off seperate. Name: Nitin Desai Country: india Comment: No, joint families always have misunderstandings. Cousins and brothers would get along better if they lived seperately. Name: Suhel Kanuga Country: india Comment: No, sibling rivalry can cause problems. Name: Meenal Chowdhary Country: india Comment: It depends entirely on the family. I am in a joint family with very nice in-laws and my child is really learning a lot from them - prayers, stories, etc. But I know some of my friends who are really suffering because of their overly strict and overbearing inlaws. Name: Harish Patel Country: usa Comment: I would love living in a joint family setting, mainly for my children. But my wife is completely against it. She values family privacy a lot, and to some extent one does lose privacy in a joint family. Name: Smita Joshi Country: india Comment: I HATE joint families. My children are suffering because of the joint family system. I am not allowed to buy anything for my child unless approved by my mother-in-law. I can't even buy her a Rs 10 item without a frown from my mother-in-law. Name: Nisha Desai Country: japan Comment: I am sitting here in Tokyo, and my only daughter Yachna has hardly abny friends to play with. I wish more of my family was living with me. Name: Rajashree Subramanayam Country: canada Comment: No, I think joint families are a bad idea, for parents as well as for kids. This is because you cannot raise your child the way you want. There is always constant interference. Name: Sushil Gupta Country: england Comment: Yes, I think joint families are great for children. Since we are here in England, our barely know their extended family in India. They are always seeking out friends. You don't need friends (either to fight or to play) if you grow up in a joint family. Name: Jannavi Mohan Country: india Comment: I think joint families are great for children as long as joint family tensions are kept away from them. Name: Ravi Vaidya Country: india Comment: No, sometimes petty bickering in the family has a negative effect on the child's psyche. 
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