I am wondering if there is a link between the rise of dysfunctional families and parents working during seven day weeks, most of which is caused by the greed of multi nationals performing well for their shareholders.

When you think about it, just how many kids don't get so spend time with their parents due to parents work commitments on weekends, late nights and public holidays.

We have always had shift work, so I doubt this applies.

I recon there are more industries working seven days than not.

There are many parents now working till 9pm weeknights, so, many of their kids would be left to fend for themselves, or at best, be cared for by an older sibling who is either trying to study, or play the play station in peace.

Either way, they to are kids and many of them are being deprived of their own childhood.

Is it all worth the cost in the long run, all in the name of returns for shareholders.

It must be worth the cost if it is happening. The people have spoken by their actions haven’t they.

Is it the workload or is it the dosh? Are we assuming they have to work and have no choice but to fulfill these work commitments or is the choice all about wanting more money to buy these playstations.

And seriously, a lot of people don’t particularly enjoy hanging out with kids. Parents with time off in the school holidays still send their kids off to school holiday programs and camps and keep the little ones in pre-school. Effectively the children can go years and never get a holiday.

There appears to be a fear of bored children slothing about the house complaining about having nothing to do, they must be entertained and organized at all times. Crazy stuff and I find that dysfunctional.

I’m gonna call it PMA: Perpetual Motion Abuse.

Check this out;

http://www.smh.com.au/money/injured-mums-to-be-insured-for-housework-20110427-1dvby.html
“The hard and often under-appreciated work that Australian mums do around the house each day can now be insured.”
“The carer would be paid if their doctor assessed them as being unable to perform two of five jobs including laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning and child care.”

Vanna (to plagiarise Ammonite) will not be amused.

Ah Rectub, but we don't have 7 day trading in Western Australia.
So those evil places like Coles and Woolies stay shut.

Are the Eastern States more dysfunctional then WA? Well that
could well be the case :) But then we don't have the pokies
either, so that would make a difference.

rehctub, can we at least move beyond the 1950’s?

The term “shareholders” has long ago been replaced by “stakeholders”. This recognizes that businesses need other than just investors to exist. They need customers, suppliers, regulators, investors and employees. All of which create jobs, security and income.

We can assume you are speaking of the situation in Australia? So are the majority of the employees you describe employed by greedy “multi-nationals”? What on earth is one of those? Do you mean Australian multi-nationals or foreign multi-nationals? If so, which ones are “greedy”?

What do you mean by “dysfunctional?” And how is this assessed? How many of those employed by greedy multi-nationals fit within your definition? Does this include employees of the stakeholders? Who are these “many parents”, deprived children and what percentage of the population do they represent?

Do you have some article or research that has triggered this thread? If so, would you care to share that with us?

its an important topic
but im destracted at the moment

too busy to think
[hey i think thats what its all about]

a tired slave
dont got time to think

its about 24/7
as if you can spend more money in a shop
if its open for 8 hours or ten

it must be about re=educating the children
feeding then new age spin

i recall when kids could get paid to go to school
they became con-sumers ..a capitalist tool

next the work non-stop
fully in their education[educated debt]

must work to pay the rent..
work to pay for ever more expensive basic service

no time out
for even a smoke

they are shaping our mind-sets
cant you see the joke?

sleep in front of the tv
then eat and get back to work

everytime you see the flashing lights
during the news..or in adverts..you get hypnotised

its a pavlovian response they seek
now wake up..and get back to work

dont think
have a drink
now get back to work

all work and no play
a slave is a slave
do as i say..

or forgo your pay
we will make you pay...till your very last day

its the capital-ist way

We have zombie banks led by vampire squid...money changers
We have fiat....created at the whim of bankers
perpetual debt

We have at best crony capitalism
at worst government industry corporatism
which is by definition fascism.

Our government is not our government
but government by the bankers for the bankers and the industrial complexes(media..entertaintment war..banking,energy, military, medical) that have sprung up around the bankers

just the way Jefferson said they would.

We have a fee press.
The r for republic has been left out,

just pay your fee and you get press...
they'll print whatever you tell them.

govt lobby..and those who run the Federal Reserve Bank's of the world are the ones to blame.

they play class warfare pitting union against non union,the poor against the middle class, young against the old and the welfare dependent class against the working class.

It is time we stop sitting on the sidelines
watching the mobs march..by media pointing their fingers in the wrong direction.

We know who is to blame.
It is our duty to start planting seeds in the minds of the teachers and the students before they can be used as a political weapon against society.

When totalitarian regimes took over
was from the gutter up financed thugs
as a counter revolution after they started an uprising by conditions they*themselves beat up and then created.

This is how these oppressive regimes start.

Socialist groups are now trying to recruit high school and middle school students as a weapon against society...

http://weaselzippers.us/2011/04/25/revolutionary-socialist-group-planning-to-recruit-children-in-junior-high-to-join-and-become-future-leader-in-the-movement/

the neo/natzie are the zionista
they are back on the rise

see how the tea party got highjacked
did you hear it on fox?

work you darn peasents
thus histry's lessons are lost

http://revolutionarypolitics.com/?p=5437
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/04/is-rogue-computer-virus-shutting-down.html
http://femen.livejournal.com/148551.html

http://revolutionarypolitics.com/?p=5437
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20057329-281.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw5Ij_RFJ1Q

heck read it yourself
http://whatreallyhappened.com/