Despite the many positives of Indian family life, there are challenges that need to be acknowledged. Issues like:
This is the first negotiation of the day. With a nuclear family often consisting of grandparents, parents, and two or three children sharing a 3-bedroom apartment, the singular bathroom is a battleground. The father needs to shave, the daughter needs to straighten her hair for college, the son has a cricket match, and the grandparent is performing a lengthy morning puja (prayer). Despite the many positives of Indian family life,
: Relationships with aunts, uncles, and cousins are often as strong as those with immediate parents. Urban Shifts : In cities, many move to nuclear families the son has a cricket match