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A “typical” British family used to consist of mother, father and two children, but in recent years there have been many changes in family. One of the results of these changes is that now there are a lot of one-parent families.
Members of a family – grandparents, aunts. uncles, cousins – keep in touch, but they see less of each other than they used to. This is because people often move away from their home town to work, and so the family becomes scattered. In general, Christmas is the traditional season for reunions. Although the family group is smaller nowadays then it used to be, relatives often travel many miles in order to spend the holiday together.
Relationships within the family are different now. Parents treat their children more equals then they used to, and children have more freedom to make their own decisions. The father is more involved with bringing up children, often because the mother goes out to work. Although the family holiday is still an important part of family life (usually taken in August, and often abroad) many children have holidays away from their parents, often with a school party or other organized group.