These are the benefits of living in a joint family

Gunjan thakurSeptember 6, 2019

Living in a united family proves beneficial in many ways. Here you learn to share things. Whether it is food, room, toys, car or cupboard, you learn from childhood the skill of sharing your things with others and enjoying them.

Benefits of living in a joint family: 

1. Used to share things

Living in a united family proves beneficial in many ways. Here you learn to share things. Whether it is food, room, toys, car or cupboard, you learn from childhood the skill of sharing your things with others and enjoying them. You also get the benefit of this. If something is necessary and is not with you, it is easily available through another member of the household. Sometimes such a phase of life also comes when financial troubles are ready to stop your path. At such a time, you can easily get over problems due to a united family.

2. Reduce wastage.

According to research, people who live alone make up to 50% more waste of resources. The best advantage of being together is that you do not waste resources. People who live alone also spend more on things like electricity, water, gas. They have to pay more rent and have to buy everything separately. If there are many people in the house and also distribute the expenses among themselves, due to which less money is spent. Obviously, money management is seen more in joint family.

3. Less stress

Those living alone have to face more stress in life, whereas people in joint family are more happy. Being together is also an advantage that you are more healthy and happy. Because you can share your sorrow and pain with others. In the time of grief, a person’s support and loving hand on his head means a lot.

4. Safety Valves

In joint families, if the husband moves towards infidelity or if he beats the wife, then the other members of the household convince the husband for his wrong actions. In such a situation, the family acts like a safety valve for women.

5. Employment in raising children

The environment of the joint family is considered good for the upbringing of children. It is not known when the children grow up in the hands of grandparents. The whole family proves to be good for the mental development of the child.

How to play in a joint family

1. In order to maintain love and affection for each other in the family, it is important that we teach our children to respect elders.This thing does not only apply to children, but the elders of the house should also take care that they give full respect to the elders so that the links of the family remain connected.
2. Never talk to anyone in front of children in a derogatory manner or shouting. Children learn as they get home environment. Always teach your children to be polite towards the elderly and sensitiveto young children and behave the same way themselves.
3. In a single family, children get excessive love, due to which they become stubborn at times. Teach your children to stay as grounded as possible.
4. While telling the stories of your childhood to the children, try to make them realizehow you used to share everything from food to clothes with brothers. With this, your children will also learn to live lovingly with their cousins.

If you are the daughter-in-law of the house 

If you are the daughter-in-law of a joint family, then you must take care of some things only then you will be able to keep the whole house tied up and get everyone’s love;

If your mother-in-law, Devrani or Jethani are cooking in the kitchen, then you should definitely help them. Whether you are tired from office or coming from somewhere else. At least you should offer to support in the form of common courtesy. It is natural that in such a situation, she will refuse but in doing so, her attitude towards you will definitely become more positive and loving. This small effort of yours will make you feel responsible towards the family.

If there is a birthday of a child in the house or someone has brought a good result, then it is your responsibility that you congratulate him on this occasion and encourage him. On the occasion of small and small festivals happening in the house, spread happiness in the house with your efforts.

If you do not have household chores, then talk to the women of the house when you have time, try to learn household chores from them. While doing this, do not keep any hesitation in your mind.

Openly give your opinion on the work, decisions made in the house. Tell them clearly what you want and not complain to your husband later.

Be aware of the health of your father-in-law. If someone is ill at home, please help him in every way possible. Such things will not only attract your husband, but every member of the house will be crazy about you.