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At present, a significant number of individuals tend to be at home less often. This trend is largely a result of a seismic shift in work culture and modern lifestyles, a phenomenon which can have a detrimental impact on family structure and children’s development.  

Individuals now spend less time at home due to the changing nature of work and entertainment. The increased accessibility of a wide range of means of transport such as trains, airplanes, and cars has translated to many individuals taking business trips more regularly to other cities or even countries. For instance, business owners in the present day are far more likely to spend little time at home relative to past generations as they may travel frequently to meet potential business partners and negotiate important contracts. Another reason why less time is spent at home than ever before is because of the emergence of various novel entertainment options. Rather than preparing home-cooked meals and watching movies on cable television at home, many individuals now prefer to eat at restaurants and go to the cinema. 

However, this contemporary propensity can lead to family members becoming distant from one another. In households where parents are not allocating adequate time together, there is likely to be a significantly higher probability of misunderstandings, disagreements, and the potential for divorce. As a result, a fractured household is generally less capable of providing children the attention and guidance needed for holistic development, increasing the risks of offspring developing antisocial behavior and anxiety disorders. Recent research and surveys conducted have indicated that children who are neglected by their parents have a stronger likelihood of engaging in self-destructive behavior such as smoking or drinking later in life. All of these negative repercussions threaten the foundation of societal growth and fracture social cohesion in a more general sense

In conclusion, individuals now spend more time outside instead of at home because of work and the ubiquity of entertainment facilities. This trend has resulted in a rise in divorce rates and foreshadows children on a path of antisocial behavior. Individuals should be cognizant of these damaging potential effects and strive to spend more time at home with their families. 

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A significant number of nhiều 

Seismic shift sự thay đổi lớn 

Phenomenon hiện tượng

Detrimental impact Tác động tiêu cực 

Family structure kết cấu gia đình 

The changing nature bản chất thay đổi 

Accessibility sự dễ dàng tiếp cận

Taking business trips đi công tác

Business owners chủ doanh nghiệp 

Past generations thế hệ trước 

Negotiate important contracts thương lượng những hợp đồng quan trọng

The emergence sự xuất hiện 

Novel mới 

Home-cooked meals các bữa ăn nấu tại nhà

Cable television truyền hình cáp 

Contemporary đương thời 

Distant xa cách

Allocate dành 

Adequate đủ 

Probability xác suất 

Misunderstandings hiểu nhầm

Disagreements bất đồng quan điểm 

Divorce ly dị 

Fractured rạn nứt 

Guidance định hướng

Holistic toàn diện

Offspring con cái 

Antisocial behavior hành vi chống đối xã hội 

Anxiety disorders chứng rối loạn lo âu 

Neglect phớt lờ

Engage in tham gia vào

Self-destructive behavior hành vi gây hại đến chính bản thân 

Repercussions hậu quả 

Threaten the foundation gây đe dọa đến nền tảng

Fracture social cohesion làm rạn nứt sự kết dính xã hội

In a more general sense từ một góc nhìn khái quát hơn

Ubiquity sự phổ biến 

Facilities cơ sở vật chất 

Foreshadow cảnh báo trước

Cognizant nhận thức

Strive to cố gắng 

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