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The average family now gets together just once a month because siblings, parents and grandparents live so far apart, a study showed.
Hectic work schedules and increasing distances between relatives mean that typical adult family members see each other just twelve times a year.
It also emerged a third of people go a year or more without finding the time for a big family get-together while around one in ten only manage one every two years.
Almost a third of people even admitted they do not plan to visit their mother this weekend for Mother’s Day.
A spokesman for Giovanni Rana fresh pasta, which carried out the study, said: ”There was a time when getting together with all of the family, including grandparents was a regular occasion.
”A big family roast every Sunday or a day out together once a week was not uncommon a few decades ago.
”Now, some people aren’t even planning on getting together with the parents and grandparents on Mother’s Day, a day that used to be set aside specifically for family time.
”It’s a shame that regular family time has fallen by the wayside, with many children potentially growing up seeing their grandparents just a few times a year.
”Many people no longer live in the same town as all of their family like we used to, and our lives are becoming busier than ever, especially if you have young children to ferry around.
”But it’s important to get together as often as possible and spend some quality time together as a family.”
The study also found two thirds of people only see their family on ‘special occasions’ such as birthday parties, weddings or funerals.
And 80 per cent even admitted there are certain family members they only ever see at these events.
The poll of 3,000 respondents also revealed more than half (51 per cent) believes their family doesn’t spend enough time together… Continue reading
