My name is María, and I’m going to talk about the family matters.

In the last years, the traditional family was  composed of father, mother, with or without children, but today, in our society, new models appear, like couples of the same sex, single-parent families, families with divorced parents, etc...

For me, the family is very important, because is the place where the person grows, and learns the values that will shape your personality and the way for understanding and living life.

I belong to a traditional family, I'm married and I have three children. For me, it is difficult to balance family life and work. I'm an architect and I have my own business, so I have to work a lot of hours to make my business go well.

In my family, like others, I think grand-parents play a big role, without them it would be very difficult to work and to have children. For example, for me, without them, it would be impossible to be here now. In many cases they play the role of the parents. That is the reason why I think that as members of our families, we must care for them. Sometimes we forget their age, and that they are in the final stage to enjoy life.

Nowadays, to give a good education to the children, we should spend more time with them, and the reality is that we have a very stressed life and we do not spend enough time with them. I think that this is the main principal reason why today there are a lot of problems with some children, with their studies, their friends, etc.

In conclusion, I think that we must take care of our family, trying to find playful moments to spend quality time with them, like weekends, holidays, or trying to find special days in our lifes.