Culture & SocietyCauses & SolutionsBeginnerHigh Frequency

IELTS Essay: Many parents today do not spend much time with their children. Why is this? D...

Prompt

Many parents today do not spend much time with their children. Why is this? Does this affect parents or children more?

#parental time commitment#child development#work-life balance#family dynamics#modern lifestyle

Ready?

Write this essay in 40 minutes

✨

Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 cites work demands as the cause and notes effects on children; Band 9 traces systemic causes (economic structures, social expectations, technological intrusion) and differentiates impacts: children suffer developmentally, parents suffer emotionally, and society loses cohesion.

PRO

Essay #286 — part of the Pro library

The first 30 Task 2 essays are free. Upgrade to Pro to read this one plus the full Pro essay library.

Upgrade

Key concepts in this essay

economic pressures and wage stagnation
technology-mediated distraction
changing work structures (long hours, commute)
child emotional and behavioral development outcomes
parental stress and well-being

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Blaming only one factor (work demands) without considering technology, dual-income necessity, or lifestyle choices
Assuming impact is equal on parents and children without explaining differential effects
Providing weak causal logic ('parents work more, so they have less time') without depth on root drivers

Next in Culture & Society

See all →