What are advantages of extended family?

Some cultures have a joint family (or extended family) system. This means that each adult is responsible for helping to raise all the children in the group even if they're not biologically connected.

The advantages of this are that children come to trust a greater number of adults and to relate to them. The kids also have more close friends. Also if anything happens to one adult - say going into hospital - the kids feel safe with the extended family members.

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Joint family has innumerable advantages. In time of crisis all members help you to tide over bad times. There is always someone to take care of the children if both the parents are working. You always find wisdom of your elders useful.

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There are many advantages in a joint family. For example, the family members can support each other emotionally, and financially.

Indeed, joint family members rarely get depressed as others would come to their support. The pressure of handling children in a household comes down drastically as members can take care of children in rotation. Further, women find it easier to manage household chores as work can be divided among family members.